Martijn van Helvert from Sittard has been nominated as chairman of MKB-Limburg. He succeeds Monique Princen.
Van Helvert was in the House of Representatives for six years for the CDA. He has been an alderman in the municipality of Roerdalen since March last year.
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Monique Princen is stepping down as chairman of MKB-Limburg after six years. Van Helvert was nominated to all members on Monday afternoon in Venlo.
Enthusiastic
“The question is not whether I am the best entrepreneur in Limburg, but whether I am the one who can lead the association of Limburg entrepreneurs to MKB-Limburg 3.0,” says Van Helvert in response to his appointment.
Jacco Vonhof, chairman of MKB-Nederland, is enthusiastic about the former Member of Parliament: “The great thing about Martijn is that he has a great deal of experience in politics in The Hague. He has always been very handy and adept at it. big Limburg heart. In my opinion, that is the most important thing for SME Limburg, that someone really speaks the language of Limburg.”
