Meierijstad

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Meierijstad municipality
Flag of the municipality of Meierijstad
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Coat of arms of the municipality of Meierijstad
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province North Brabant North Brabant
mayor Kees van Rooij ( CDA )
Seat of the municipality Veghel
Area
 - land
 - water
185.52  km 2
184.09 km 2
1.43 km 2
CBS code 1948
Residents 80,854 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 436 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 51 ° 35 '  N , 5 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 35 '  N , 5 ° 29'  E
Important traffic route A50 N279 N606 N616 N617 N618 N619 N622 N637
prefix 0413, 073
Postcodes 5461-5467, 5469, 5481-5482, 5491-5492
Website meierijstad.nl
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Community house in Veghel
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Meierijstad is a municipality in the east of the province of Noord-Brabant , Netherlands . It was created on January 1, 2017 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities of Schijndel , Sint-Oedenrode and Veghel . The community has 80,854 inhabitants (January 31, 2019) on a land area of ​​184.09 km².

politics

In the first local election in the history of the municipality, the local electoral group Team Meierijstad won 28.11 percent of the vote. The CDA took second place, while the VVD, on the other hand, was the third strongest force. For the 2017–2022 legislative period, the parties CDA, PvdA , Team Meierijstad and VVD have formed a coalition.

Municipal council

Local election on November 23, 2016
Turnout: 41.1%
 %
30th
20th
10
0
28.11
25.10
9.59
9.56
7.63
5.76
5.54
4.66
4.05
TEAM a
HvS e
LB f
GBM i
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Remarks:
a Team Meierijstad
e Hart voor Schijndel
f Lijst Blanco
i Gemeentebelang Meierijstad

The council has been working for the church planting in 2017 as follows:

Political party Seats
2016
Team Meierijstad 11
CDA 9
VVD 3
SP 3
Hart voor Schijndel 3
Lijst Blanco 2
PvdA 2
D66 1
Gemeentebelang Meierijstad 1
total 35

College van B&W

The coalition parties PvdA, Team Meierijstad and VVD are each present with an alderman in the College van burgemeester en wethouders . In contrast, the CDA is represented by two councilors. The following people belong to the college and have the following departments:

function Surname Political party Department annotation
mayor Kees van Rooij CDA public administration, intermunicipal cooperation and external relations, civil affairs, security, crisis management, public order, fire brigade, communication, general local ordinance (APV), monitoring and enforcement, complaint handling, citizen and authority participation in office since December 6, 2017
Alderman Jan Goijaarts CDA Economy and business contacts, agricultural sector, shopping centers and markets, basic operations, AgriFood, finance (resilience, risk management, taxes), innovation, city marketing, coordination of subsidies and fundraising, alderman for the villages and districts of Schijndel (Noord, Centrum, Zuid), Wijbosch , Mariaheide, Keldonk and Boerdonk second deputy mayor
Harry van Rooijen VVD Transport, traffic and water management, public space management, playgrounds, events (including fairgrounds), waste materials and the environment, water and nature management, sustainability, public utilities, small-scale public transport, councilor of the villages and districts of Veghel (De Bunders, Het Ven , Kern-West) and Zijtaart third deputy mayor
Eric van den Bogaard Team Meierijstad Spatial planning, development of the rural area, issuing of permits, monuments and archeology, urban development, urban and village renewal, housing, status bearer, councilor of the villages and districts of Veghel (Veghel-Zuid, De Leest), Boskant, Erp and Nijnsel fourth deputy mayor
Coby van der Pas-van Nuland CDA Sports and facilities, education and training facilities, compulsory schooling, adequate education, child care and crèches, integral children's centers, recreation and tourism, communal real estate, coordination of the quality of life in the residential centers, school transport, health, councilors of the village and its Sint-Oedenrode district fifth deputy mayor
Menno Roozendaal PvdA Work and income (Participation Act), labor market participation and integration, art and culture, local radio, youth and young talent, youth welfare, services, management (personnel and organization, information technology and privacy), senior citizens, welfare law, caregivers and volunteer policy, municipal health service, councilor of the villages and quarters of Olland and Eerde sixth deputy mayor
Community Secretary Marijke Wilms-Wils - - in office since January 1, 2017

See also

Web links

Commons : Meierijstad  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Benoeming burgemeester Meierijstad. In: rijksoverheid.nl. Rijksoverheid, November 3, 2017, accessed April 29, 2019 (Dutch).
  2. Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  3. a b Result of the local elections , accessed on April 29, 2019 (Dutch)
  4. ^ College van burgemeester en wethouders . In: meierijstad.nl . Gemeente Meierijstad, accessed April 29, 2019 (Dutch)