Overview
- Lawmakers in Drenthe voted on 5 November to nominate Agnes Mulder, 52, an Assen resident who leads VNO-NCW MKB Noord and previously served as a CDA MP and provincial legislator.
- The provincial recommendation has been sent to the Ministry of the Interior for appointment, a step that is usually procedural.
- Mulder is set to succeed Jetta Klijnsma, who leaves office on 1 December, allowing for a warm handover before the next governing period.
- The position carries a six-year term, and the selection profile emphasized a connector with administrative experience shaped with input from nearly 3,400 residents.
- Trust committee chair Jan Brouwer cited Mulder’s broad experience and regional-business network, and her nomination would keep the number of female commissioners nationwide at two, alongside Ina Adema.