About Koos Verdam
Lived 1915 – 1998 (aged 83). Koos Verdam was a Dutch jurist, politician and university teacher.
Pieter Jacobus "Koos" Verdam (15 January 1915 – 11 March 1998) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
The reformed Verdam was a professor for Roman law and international civil law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and from 1959 to 1960 its Rector Magnificus. From 1966 to 1967 he was the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Zijlstra cabinet. In 1970 he became the Queen's Commissioner of Utrecht.
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Who was Koos Verdam?
Dutch politician (1915–1998)
When was Koos Verdam born?
Koos Verdam was born on 15 January 1915 in Amsterdam.
When did Koos Verdam die?
Koos Verdam died on 11 March 1998 in Bilthoven.
What was Koos Verdam's occupation?
Koos Verdam was a jurist, politician and university teacher.
What nationality was Koos Verdam?
Koos Verdam was Dutch.
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