Mayor (1946–1967)
Evert Sickens van Veen (Hijkersmilde, 04-10-1902 – Winterswijk, 03-05-1976) was a Dutch politician representing the CHU (Christian Historical Union).
He was born the son of Jan van Veen (1855–1917; a farmer) and Matje Prins (1867–1943). He attended the gymnasium but suffered from health problems and left the school prematurely to undergo a health cure in Switzerland. After subsequently working in the agricultural sector in France for a period, he returned to the Netherlands in 1926. He became an unpaid apprentice (volontair) at the municipality of Schoonebeek, and in mid-1930 he was appointed as an administrative officer at the town clerk’s office of the municipality of Stad Hardenberg. Two years later, he transferred to the municipality of Gramsbergen, where he rose to the position of chief administrative officer.
On 25 March 1931, Evert Sickens van Veen married Johanna Jacoba Strating in Oosterhout (North Brabant).
In late 1937, Van Veen was appointed Mayor of Nijeveen. In September 1943, he went on sick leave, at which point the Mayor of Meppel, Geert Wisman, also became acting Mayor of Nijeveen. Early in 1944, Van Veen was dismissed, but he later returned to his post as Mayor of Nijeveen. Furthermore, in late 1945, he served as acting Mayor of Ruinerwold for several months.
In 1946, Van Veen was appointed Mayor of Aalten, succeeding Mayor Monnik. Van Veen retired from his post there in November 1967 and passed away in 1976 at the age of 73. He is buried at Berkenhove Cemetery.
Van Veen was succeeded as Mayor of Aalten by Hendrik Hieltje Hans Haverkamp, LLB.
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