Vincentius Aloysius (Ed) Groot (born 26 December 1957 in

Grootebroek Grootebroek is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Stede Broec. Grootebroek was a separate municipality until 1979. The town is called Grootebroek after a large swamp in the area; in Dutch, "groote ...

) is a Dutch

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and former

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and

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. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he was an MP between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. He focused on matters of taxes,

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and

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