Henk Krol
Henricus Cornelis Maria "Henk" Krol (born April 1, 1950 in Tilburg ) is a Dutch politician , journalist and LGBT activist.
Life
Krol studied psychology in Amsterdam . Since his student days he has worked as a journalist for the public radio station VPRO and for the public broadcaster TROS . He also published articles in daily newspapers. In 1977 he became a member of the right-wing liberal Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD). Krol was from 1978 to 1985 the press spokesman for her group in the Second Chamber of the States General . In 1979 he founded the LGBT magazine Gay Krant , for which he was editor-in-chief until 2013. He was one of the initiators of same-sex marriagein the Netherlands. From 2011 to 2012, Krol was a member of the 50PLUS party and chairman of the parliamentary group in North Brabant . In 2012 he was elected Member of the Second Chamber and chairman of that party.
Krol is married.
Prizes and awards (selection)
- Jos Brink Prize , 2009
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Web links
- Official website of Henk Krol
- Henk Krol in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Henk Krol on the Parlement & Politiek website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Krol, Henk. In: Grote Winkler Prins online. Retrieved October 14, 2014 (Dutch).
- ↑ Henk Krol. henkkrol.nl, archived from the original on February 15, 2013 ; Retrieved December 23, 2014 (Dutch).
- ↑ See Krol, Henk. In: Grote Winkler Prins online. Retrieved on October 14, 2014 (Dutch): "Krol was een van de initiatiefnemers van het homohuwelijk."
- ↑ gaysite.nl:Krol wint eerste Jos Brink-prijs
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krol, Henk |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krol, Henricus Cornelis Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch politician, journalist and LGBT activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tilburg |