Pieter Hofstra
Pieter Hofstra | |
|---|---|
.png) Hofstra in 2014 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 12 June 2007 – 6 June 2011 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 8 September 1994 – 29 November 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pieter Hielke Hofstra 24 September 1946 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 2 January 2025 (aged 78) Heerenveen, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Pieter Hielke Hofstra (Dutch: [ˈpitər ˈɦɔfstraː]; 24 September 1946 – 2 January 2025) was a Dutch politician of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Life
[edit]Hofstra was born in 1946 in Groningen, and he studied railway engineering. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1994 to 2006, where he focused on traffic, public transport, and construction. He advocated for constructing new roads and improving public transport, and he was in favor of increasing the speed limit and implementing a system of distance-based road pricing. Hofstra was a member of the Senate from 2007 to 2011.[1] He died in 2025 at the age of 78 in Heerenveen.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Op de bres voor asfalt én ov: oud-VVD-Kamerlid Pieter Hofstra (78) overleden" [Advocating for roads and public transport: Former VVD MP Pieter Hofstra (78) died]. NOS (in Dutch). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Ir. P.H. (Pieter) Hofstra". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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