Nic Tummers
Dutch sculptor and politician
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| Intro | Dutch sculptor and politician | ||||
| A.K.A. | Nic Tummers Nicolaas Hendrik Marie Tummers N.H.M. Tummers | ||||
| A.K.A. | Nic Tummers Nicolaas Hendrik Marie Tummers N.H.M. Tummers | ||||
| Places | Netherlands | ||||
| was | Politician Artist Sculptor Painter Drawer Architect | ||||
| Work field | Arts Engineering Politics | ||||
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| Birth | 5 February 1928, Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands | ||||
| Death | 24 April 2020 (aged 92 years) | ||||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||||
| Politics: | Labour Party | ||||
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Biography
Nicolaas Hendrik Marie Tummers (5 February 1928 – 24 April 2020) was a Dutch politician who served as a Senator between 1974 and 1995.
Career
Tummers was part of the States of Limburg (1974–1978) and of the Senate between 17 September 1974 and 13 June 1995. He was spokesman for "traffic and water management", "cultural affairs" and "European affairs" of the PvdA-Senate fraction. After 1991, Tummers served as President of the Senate several times.
He also held various positions in the field of architecture and visual arts and published about these subjects. Tummers received various cultural awards including the BNA-kubus and in 2008 received the medal of honor from the municipality of Heerlen. He was made Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1986) and Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau (1995).
Personal
Tummers was born in Heerlen. He was a son of architect Henk Herman Antoon Tummers and Christine Catharina Smits. He married sculptor Vera van Hasselt (1924–2014) in 1954. He died in Sittard-Geleen on 24 April 2020.