About Eric Smaling
Born 1957. Eric Smaling is a Dutch politician, writer, university teacher, doctoral advisor and agronomist.
Eric Marc Alexander Smaling (born 18 August 1957 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician and agronomist. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he was an MP between 14 May 2013 and 23 March 2017. He replaced Manja Smits, initially temporarily, and definitively from 15 April 2014). From 2007 to 2013, he was a Senator; he was replaced by .
Smaling studied agronomy at Wageningen University and Research Centre and specialised in soil science and manure. He was also a professor at this university. Since 2004, he has been a professor at ITC Enschede.
He is partner of children's writer Rindert Kromhout and resides in Weesp.
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Dutch politician and agronomist
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Eric Smaling was born on 18 August 1957 in Amsterdam.
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Eric Smaling is a politician, writer, university teacher, doctoral advisor and agronomist.
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Eric Smaling is Dutch.
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