René Willums Leegte (born 8 July 1968, in The Hague) is a Dutch politician and former businessman. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 26 October 2010 and 24 March 2015. He focused on matters of natural environment, sustainable development and energy.
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In January 2015 Leegte laid down his party spokesmanship for gas winning in Groningen and earthquakes in the region. He did so after having a conversation on the topic and party strategy on it being overheard during a trainride.[1]
Leegte resigned as member of the House of Representatives on 24 March 2015 after having had an additional paid job for over a year at an organisation which was subjected to his parliamentary portfolio. Leegte did not enter the job in the register, nor report the earnings; he also used his parliamentary email address for the additional job. Leegte felt this conflicted with the integrity rules of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and thus resigned.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Leegte (VVD) staat dossier gaswinning af". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "VVD-Tweede Kamerlid René Leegte stapt op" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
External links
edit- (in Dutch) René Leegte personal website
- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography