Anthonius Johannes "Hans" Bruggeman (21 May 1927 – 15 October 2016) was a Dutch politician. He served in the House of Representatives for the Pacifist Socialist Party from 5 June 1963 until 22 February 1967.

Career

Bruggeman was born in Voorburg on 21 May 1927. He attended the gymnasium and subsequently finished an education in

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. He also pursued an academic degree in philosophy between 1957 and 1962, but did not obtain a degree. Bruggeman worked for the Escomptobank and later worked as a civil servant for the . After his time in politics Bruggeman worked for the Voorzieningenfonds voor Kunstenaar and later was director of the . He retired in 1989 and became a full-time volunteer at

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in Amsterdam. Politically, Bruggeman represented the Pacifist Socialist Party in the municipal council of Amsterdam from 4 September 1962 to 1 November 1968. He was elected in the 1963 general election to the House of Representatives and served there from 5 June 1963 to 22 February 1967. Bruggeman was number seven on the PSP list for the

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, but was not elected. Bruggeman was a livelong activist. He was known as one of the first anti–nuclear weapons activists of the Netherlands and served as chairperson of the Comité 1961 voor de Vrede from 1960 to 1963. He died in Amsterdam on 15 October 2016.

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Parlement.com biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruggeman, Hans 1927 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Dutch politicians Dutch anti–nuclear weapons activists Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Municipal councillors of Amsterdam Pacifist Socialist Party politicians People from Voorburg