While many twenty-somethings are wondering whether to go to the pub tonight, or perhaps to the gym, 20-year-old Tieme Heeringa is taking his seat on the municipal executive of Dantumadiel in Friesland today. As far as is known, he will be the youngest alderman ever in the Netherlands. "People are reacting with surprise to this new step," says Heeringa. He is studying law at the University of Groningen and still lives at home. His portfolio inclu…
While many twenty-somethings are wondering whether to go to the pub tonight, or perhaps to the gym, 20-year-old Tieme Heeringa is taking his seat on the municipal executive of Dantumadiel in Friesland today. As far as is known, he will be the youngest alderman ever in the Netherlands. "People are reacting with surprise to this new step," says Heeringa. He is studying law at the University of Groningen and still lives at home. His portfolio inclu…
3 months ago·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)