{"id":143066,"date":"2021-11-01T21:12:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T19:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten-achteruit\/evert-sickens-van-veen\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T23:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:46:35","slug":"evert-sickens-van-veen","status":"publish","type":"persoon","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/persoon\/evert-sickens-van-veen\/","title":{"rendered":"Evert Sickens van Veen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 id=\"h-overview\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1 wp-block-paragraph\">Mayor (1946\u20131967)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evert Sickens van Veen (Hijkersmilde, 04-10-1902 \u2013 Winterswijk, 03-05-1976) was a Dutch politician representing the CHU (Christian Historical Union).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6aa1d6ee11982&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6aa1d6ee11982\" class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Evert-Sickens-van-Veen.jpg\" alt=\"Mayor Evert Sickens van Veen\" class=\"wp-image-10804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Evert-Sickens-van-Veen.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Evert-Sickens-van-Veen-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was born the son of Jan van Veen (1855\u20131917; a farmer) and Matje Prins (1867\u20131943). 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&#8217;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.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 25 March 1931, Evert Sickens van Veen married Johanna Jacoba Strating in Oosterhout (North Brabant).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1946, Van Veen was appointed Mayor of Aalten, succeeding <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/government\/mayors\/a-j-w-monnik\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"10792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mayor Monnik<\/a>. Van Veen retired from his post there in November 1967 and passed away in 1976 at the age of 73. He is buried at <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.findagrave.com\/memorial\/209359994\/evert_sickens-van_veen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Berkenhove Cemetery<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Veen was succeeded as Mayor of Aalten by <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/government\/mayors\/hendrik-hieltje-hans-haverkamp\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"10785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hendrik Hieltje Hans Haverkamp, LLB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor of the municipality of Aalten from 1946 to 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