8 , ▁he ▁became ▁acting ▁mayor ▁of ▁W agen ingen , ▁after ▁the ▁previous ▁mayor ▁had ▁died . ▁V ersch uer ▁was ▁extraordinary ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁between ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁On ▁that ▁latter ▁date ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁regular ▁member , ▁and ▁continued ▁serving ▁until ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Senate ▁but ▁decl ined . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁V ersch uer ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dutch ▁Tour ing ▁Club ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁He ▁also ▁spent ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁conser ving ▁the ▁family ▁estate ▁Mar ië n wa erd t ▁in ▁Be es d . ▁His ▁father ▁had ▁already ▁told ▁him ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁estate ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Lion ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Orange - N ass au ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁V ersch uer ▁served ▁as ▁chamber lain ▁to ▁Queen ▁Beat rix ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁an ▁honor ary ▁cross ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Orange . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 2