Jacques Tichelaar

Jacques Tichelaar
King's Commissioner of Drenthe
In office 1 May 2009 – 1 March 2017
Preceded by	Relus ter Beek
Succeeded by	Jozias van Aartsen (ad interim)
Parliamentary leader - Labour Party House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office 14 February 2007 – 22 April 2008
Preceded by	Wouter Bos
Succeeded by	Mariëtte Hamer
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 May 2002 – 1 May 2009
Personal details
Born	Jacques Tichelaar (1953-01-02) 2 January 1953 (age 72) Heerenveen, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid - PvdA)
Relations	Married
Residence(s)	Oranjewoud, The Netherlands
Alma mater	Pedagogical College - Heerenveen (BEd)
Occupation	Politician, trade union leader, educator
Website	(in English) Province of Drenthe website

Jacques Tichelaar (born 2 January 1953) is a Dutch politician and former trade union leader and educator. He is a member of the Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid). Since 1 May 2009 he had been the King's Commissioner (governor on behalf of the king) in the province of Drenthe. He resigned on 1 March 2017.

Previously he was a teachers' trade union leader from 1994 to 2002 and an MP from 2002 to 2009. He acted as a Parliamentary group leader from 2007 to 2008.

In 2002 he received an honorary doctorate in business administration at Kingston University.