Bonne Zijlstra

Bonne Zijlstra MEP
Zijlstra in 2013
Member of the Euclean Parliament
Incumbent
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	(1960-01-11) January 11, 1960 Wottested, Alsland
Nationality	Alslandic
Political party	Alslandic: Independent EC: Socialist Alternative for Euclea
Residence	Wottested

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). Zijlstra was elected to the Euclean Parliament as an independent in 2014. He currently sits with the Socialist Alternative for Euclea group within the Euclean Parliament.

Early Life

Bonne Zijlstra was born on January 11 1960 in Wottested to Tsjimke Zijlstra (1921-1998), a Senator from Middewald and Haakje Zijlstra (1930-2009). His father was a prominent member of the libertarian Radical 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

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.