Tag: Backhuijs
Nieuwegein mayor appointed honorary citizen: ‘Backhuijs always put residents first’
Frans Backhuijs received a medal of honor this afternoon at his farewell as mayor of Nieuwegein. The municipality wants to thank him with the award for ‘his unbridled efforts as…
Farewell interview mayor Backhuijs: ‘The closer it gets, the harder my heart starts to bleed’
“The politicians twelve years ago, when I came here, were like: that’s something of the big cities, that doesn’t happen in Nieuwegein. But if you look a little deeper, you…
Frans Backhuijs stops as mayor of Nieuwegein after 12 years
“There is still a lot to do,” Backhuijs told the city council. “And I have devoted myself to working for Nieuwegein for almost twelve years. But I have decided that…