It will be exactly one year ago on Saturday that the entire Limburg college resigned. In an interview in L1mburg Central, former deputy Robert Housmans (PVV) looks back on that moment.
The Limburg college resigned on April 9, 2021 after the PVV had submitted a motion of no confidence. According to that motion, the provincial government and the governor acted too cautiously on the integrity issues.
Insufficient trust
“The departure was due to a lack of confidence,” Housmans said. “In retrospect, it appears from four investigations that not much was going on. If you look at that, it would not have been necessary,” said the former deputy. The four investigations to which Housmans refers showed that there was no conflict of interest or advantage. However, the appearance had been created. Housmans still supports his decision to resign. “At that time there was insufficient confidence and then you take responsibility. That is also part of being a good driver.”
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rest for a while
After his departure as deputy, Housmans took a few weeks for himself to let everything sink in. “I then started looking at other work. I am now doing a number of projects in the field of innovation and sustainability, and I am also pursuing a master’s degree.” Housmans noticed that there were many questions in society at the time. “Every application was asked what had actually happened.”
Negative Imaging
Housmans does not rule out a return to politics. According to him, the time must be ripe for that. “I deliberately did not participate in the municipal elections.”