NICOLAAS VELDTMAN

Nicolaas Veldtman (Nicolaas Edwin Johan Veldtman, born 4 January 1929 in West-Cod, died 2 February 1998 in Ommeland) was from 1981 to 1989 the first prime minister of Kronenburg. He studied English language and literature at the Danish University in Denestad and there he met his future wife Paula Konink (*1931); they married in 1958 and had three children.

Political career
Veldtman's political career started in 1973, when he took a seat in the Noordkamer for his party, the CGU. After 1976 he was party leader and chairman of the CGU in the Noordkamer and in 1981 he became the country's first prime minister. Although the CGU had enjoyed a comfortable absolute majority in the Noordkamer since 1969, Veldtman didn't manage to keep his party that popular. After the 1984 elections, the CGU had to form a coalition government with the LKP; the first one since 1965. After the 1988 elections the CGU became the second party after the LKP, who chose for a coalition with the PSV, putting CGU in opposition. Nicolaas Veldtman drew his conclusions and resigned as party leader. As prime minister he was succeeded by Sander Opland Falting (LKP).