About Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon
Lived 1904 – 1979 (aged 75). Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon was a Dutch politician.
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon (16 March 1904 – 25 July 1979) was a Dutch politician.
During the Second World War, he was a prisoner in several Japanese prisoner-of-war camps, like Sukamiskin Penitentiary in Bandung.
After the war he became a member of the PvdA and was considered to be very progressive. Between 1950 and 1969 he was mayor of Wageningen. From 1956, he was a member of the Senate as well. As a senator, he often collided with Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns on the issue of Netherlands New Guinea. In 1969, he replaced Jannes Pieter Mazure as president of the Senate. In 1973 De Niet was succeeded by Theo Thurlings.
Decorations Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Who was Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon?
Dutch politician (1904–1979)
When was Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon born?
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon was born on 16 March 1904.
When did Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon die?
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon died on 25 July 1979.
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Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon was a politician.
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Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon was Dutch.
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