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Bonne Zijlstra | |
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 Zijlstra in 2013 | |
| Member of the Euclean Parliament | |
| Assumed office 13 July 2014 | |
| Constituency | Alsland |
| President of the Euclean Community | |
| In office 1 December 2007 – 30 November 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Lévesque |
| President of Alsland | |
| In office 25 April 2000 – 1 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Vahur Kross |
| Succeeded by | Rita Rebane |
| Minister-President of Delland | |
| In office 18 October 1998 – 25 April 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Else Wijngaarden |
| Succeeded by | Dake Koopmans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 11, 1960 Yndyk, Alsland |
| Nationality | Alslandic |
| Political party |  Alslandic: Independent  EC:Socialist Alternative for Euclea |
| Residence | Yndyk |
Bonne Zijlstra (Born January 11, 1960) is an Alslandic politician who served as President of the Euclean Community from 2007 to 2012 and served as Premier of Alsland from 2000 to 2004. Zijlstra was elected as President in 2007 following the Treaty of Maredoux which established the role of the President of the Euclean Community. Zijlstra was the first person to serve as the President of the Euclean Community following the Treaty of Maredoux.
- Dellish Minister-President
*President of Alsland
In 2007 Zijlstra was elected as the first President of the Euclean Community following the Treaty of Maredoux. (Insert info on Zijlstra's Presidency).
After stepping back from Euclean politics, Zijlstra later won reelection in 2015 as a member of the Folkssenaat.
Early Life
Bonne Zijlstra was born on January 11 1960 in Yndyk to Tsjimke Zijlstra (1921-1998), a Senator from Middewald and Haakje Zijlstra (1930-2009). His father was a prominent member of the libertarian Dellish Radicals and served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs between 1974 and 1977. Bonne attended a private boarding school in Hamptonshire for much of his childhood. His parents divorced in 1975 and Bonne's mother was given full custody of him in 1976. After failing to be admitted to Yndyk Military academy due to his Anaemia Bonne enrolled at the University of Wottested in 1978 and graduated with a degree in History and Politics.
Zijlstra worked for the National Transport Workers Union before entering politics. In 1998 he unsuccessfully ran to become Minister-President of Yndyk and received 48.5% of votes, narrowly losing to the incumbent Hatte Elsinga.
Minister-President of Delland
- Technocratic government
- Pretty popular
- Resigns to be President
President of Alsland
- Landslide victory
- Relationships with SotDem and liberal government
- Re-election
- AP government
- Resignation
President of the Euclean Community
- Election
MEP
- Election
Political positions
Foreign policy
Economic policy
Worker's rights
Euclean community
LGBT rights
Immigration
Environment and Climate change
Personal life
Zijlstra's domestic partner is TV presenter and actress Sanderke Lautenbach. He currently is a registered Independent in Alsland and is a member of the Socialist Alternative for Euclea.