Servaas Huys

Huys was born on 26 March 1940 in Grubbenvorst. He attended schools in his hometown and Venlo. Huys was a teacher from 1963 to 1965. He subsequently became a worker in sociocultural training, between 1969 and 1975 he was director of sociocultural training center. From 1976 to 1979 Huys was a teacher at a school for lower economic and administrative education. From 1979 to 1986 he was part-time director at Sociocultural Training Center for Working Young People.

Huys started his political career for the Labour Party in the municipal council of his hometown, Grubbenvorst. He was a member from 3 September 1974 to 1 September 1978. On 7 June 1978 he became a member of the States of Limburg. Huys would continue to serve until 3 June 1986, when he started as member of the House of Representatives. He was a member until 17 May 1994 and subsequently from 30 August 1994 to 19 May 1998. In the House he dealt primarily with agriculture, fisheries and education.^[1] After his time in office Huys held a list of administrative positions.^[2] From 1998 to 2010 he also served as chair on a commission regarding the Peelvenen, an area encompassing the Mariapeel [nl].^[3][4]

Huys was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau on 18 May 1998.^{[citation needed]} He died in Grubbenvorst on 22 November 2016, after suffering from a long illness.^[4]

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