Martin Zijlstra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martin Zijlstra

Dutch and politician

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1944

Place of Birth: Eenrum, Groningen, Netherlands

Date of Death: 10-Dec-2014

Profession: politician

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Marten "Martin" Zijlstra (22 July 1944 – 10 December 2014) was a Dutch politician.
He started his political career as member of the States of Groningen, serving between 1974 and 1978.
Starting in 1977 he served as Mayor of Termunten for thirteen years.
He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 1989 and 2002 for the Labour Party and focused on interior affairs and defence policy.
After his time as Representative he served two stints as acting mayor in Oldambt and Schiermonnikoog.