Johannes "Hans" van den Doel (4 April 1937 – 28 March 2012) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 23 February 1967 until 28 August 1973. An economist and political scientist by occupation. He worked as a professor of political science at the Radboud University Nijmegen from 1973 until 1975 when he became a professor of economics at the

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. In 1981 he suffered a cerebral infarction (

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) at the age of 44, he survived but became paralyzed and there was an end to his scientific career. The last 30 years of his life he was largely disabled.PvdA'er Van den Doel overleden
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Politics

Van den Doel belonged to the founding members of ''Nieuw Links'', then a nascent

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movement in the Labour Party.Prof.Dr. J. (Hans) van den Doel
(Parlement & Politiek) He was critical of Joop den Uyl's advocacy of a mixed economy.

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(Parlement & Politiek) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doel, Hans van den 1937 births 2012 deaths Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Dutch economists Dutch political scientists Dutch political writers Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni Academic staff of Radboud University Nijmegen Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam People with hypoxic and ischemic brain injuries People from Súdwest-Fryslân People from Zierikzee