5 . ▁V ersch uer ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Otto ▁van ▁V ersch uer ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁in ▁home ▁Ho oge ▁Sp ijk ▁at ▁family ▁estate ▁Mar ië n wa erd t , ▁in ▁Be es d , ▁to ▁ ▁Wol ter ▁Fr ans ▁Freder ik , ▁baron ▁van ▁V ersch uer ▁and ▁Wille mine ▁Louis a ▁Maria , ▁baron ess ▁van ▁He em stra . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Arn hem ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁Ind isch ▁law ▁( law ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies ) ▁at ▁U tre cht ▁University , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁rent me ester ▁of ▁the ▁crown ▁domains ▁of ▁C ule mb org - T iel - G ra ve - Ar n hem ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁States ▁of ▁Gel der land ▁for ▁the ▁Christian ▁Historical ▁Union ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁concurrent ly ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial - Exec utive , ▁task ed ▁with ▁spatial ▁planning ▁and ▁agricult ure . ▁He ▁left ▁his ▁provincial ▁positions ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Several ▁months ▁later , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7