Hannie Bruinsma-Kleijwegt
Johanna "Hannie" Bruinsma-Kleijwegt (14 July 1936 – 21 February 2021) was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the municipal council for Dongeradeel and the Provincial Council of Friesland. Between 1992 and 1996, she was the mayor of Zaanstad. She was a member of the Labour Party. Early life Bruinsma-Kleijwegt was born on 14 July 1936 in Nij Beets. Her father was a teacher and a co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) in Friesland and her uncle, , was one of the national co-founders of the party. She had two younger siblings: , who later became mayor of Assen, and , who later became mayor of Sliedrecht and Hellevoetsluis. She studied chemistry after high school and began working in laboratories for Mekog in IJmuiden and Caltex in Pernis. She married Jasper Bruinsma, a general practitioner, and the couple moved to Ee. Political career Bruinsma-Kleijwegt initially joined the Pacifist Socialist Party. She switched parties to the PvdA in 1968 as a result of the influence of Joop den Uyl. She was initially elected to the municipal council for Dongeradeel as a member of the PvdA in 1970 and later became a member of the Provincial Council of Friesland. She was