Adriaan Jacobus (Ad) Koppejan (born 2 October 1962, in

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) is a former

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. As a member of the

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(Christen-Democratisch Appèl) he was an MP from 30 November 2006 to 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of

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and

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policy,

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and

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. Koppejan is a member of the

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(PKN).

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