Nico van Hinte

Nicolaas van Hinte (13 July 1869 – 6 November 1932) was a Dutch trade union leader.

Born in Assen, van Hinte followed his father in completing an apprenticeship as a gas fitter.

In 1901, he founded the national Dutch Union of Municipal Workers, similarly becoming its general secretary, and then its president.

Alongside his trade union activities, he campaigned for universal suffrage.

[1] From 1919, van Hinte was the general secretary of the International Secretariat of the Workers in Public Services.