, ▁the ▁youth ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁R PF , ▁which ▁expanded ▁under ▁his ▁chair mans hip . ▁He ▁also ▁cha ired ▁the ▁C U ▁elect oral ▁associations ▁in ▁W ap en vel d , ▁He erde ▁and ▁Wo er den . ▁ ▁Political ▁invol vement ▁ ▁Local ▁politics ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Blo kh uis ▁was ▁representing ▁the ▁C U ▁in ▁two ▁city ▁council ▁comm itte es ▁in ▁Ap el do orn . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁general ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁ 1 9 th ▁on ▁the ▁party ' s ▁list ▁of ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Blo kh uis ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁to ▁the ▁States - Pro vin cial ▁of ▁Gel der land . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁party ' s ▁lij st tre k ker ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁municipal ▁elections ▁in ▁Ap el do orn ; ▁three ▁coun c ill ors ▁were ▁elected . ▁Blo kh uis ▁became ▁the ▁al der man ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁W elf are , ▁Health , ▁Services ▁and ▁Fac ilities . ▁After ▁the ▁elections ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁retained ▁his ▁position . ▁ ▁Blo kh uis ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁together ▁with ▁three ▁other ▁al der men ▁after ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁millions ▁by ▁the ▁municipality ▁in ▁s elling ▁property . ▁His ▁res ignation ▁was ▁accepted ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ; ▁two