What is Jurrit Visser?
'''Jurrit Menno Visser''' (3 May 1952 – 14 October 2022) was a Dutch politician of the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)| Labour Party]]. ==Biography== Born in [[Sintjohannesga]], Visser studied law at the [[University of Leiden]]. He worked as a jurist at the municipality of [[Sneek]]. From 1994 to 1998, he was a PvdA member of the city council of Heerenveen. In May 1998 he became [[alderman]] of the municipality of [[Heerenveen]]. When he just had started his second term in 2002, he was appointed mayor of the municipality of the island [[Terschelling]] in December 2002. In 2011 Visser attempted to get Terschelling back in passports. With his proposal he reached national attention. His proposal to declare one delivery room in Leeuwarden as island territory failed.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://krantenbankzeeland.nl/issue/pzc/2011-01-21/edition/null/page/4 |title= Terschelling zoekt ‘geboortegrond’|work= [[Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant]] |date=21 January 2011|via= krantenbankzeeland.nl |access-date=1 August 2022|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=death /> In April 2013, Visser fell during a holiday in Turkey and broke five ribs. His recovery took longer than expected. His [[vestibular system]] turned out to be the cause. He stopped temporarily as a mayor. [[Rob Bats]] became acting mayor.<ref>[http://www.rtvnoord.nl/artikel/artikel.asp?p=121675 Rob Bats waarnemer op Terschelling] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019151546/http://www.rtvnoord.nl/artikel/artikel.asp?p=121675 |date=2014-10-19 }}, RTV Noord, 5 June 2013</ref> In September 2013, the municipality announced that Visser was not able to fulfill the position of mayor due to his health.<ref>[http://skylgenet.nl/nieuws/2013/09/burgemeester-visser-komt-meer-terug/#.UsGUYrTIGdw Burgemeester Visser komt niet meer terug], www.skylgenet.nl, 27 september 2013</ref> He officially retired on 1 December 2013. Visser died at the [[Medical Center Leeuwarden]] on 14 October 2022, at the age of 70 years.<ref>[https://lc.nl/friesland/heerenveen/Oud-burgemeester-Jur