Norbert Pieter Marie Klein (1 March 1956 – 31 August 2021) was a Dutch politician. As a member of
50PLUS
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he was an
MP between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. He left 50PLUS in 2014 and continued as an independent. As a member of the
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
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(VVD) he was a member of the municipal council of
Nijmegen
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from 1982 to 1989, and a member of the
States-Provincial
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of
Gelderland
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from 1991 to 2003. In 2006, he left the VVD.
In 2005, he was chairman
ad int. of Dutch public broadcasting association
AVRO
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.
Klein was born in
Hengelo
Hengelo (; Tweants: ) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the international Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.
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and studied law at
Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, nl, Radboud Universiteit , formerly ''Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen'') is a public research university located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The university bears the name of Saint Radboud, a 9th century D ...
. He resided in
Hoevelaken
Hoevelaken is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Nijkerk, and lies about 5 km east of Amersfoort.
Hoevelaken was a separate municipality until 2000, when it was merged with Nijkerk.
History
It w ...
until his death, aged 65, in 2021.
References
External links
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Parlement.com biography
1956 births
2021 deaths
50PLUS politicians
Dutch corporate directors
Dutch political party founders
Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
Members of the Provincial Council of Gelderland
Municipal councillors of Nijmegen
Independent politicians in the Netherlands
People from Nijkerk
People from Nijmegen
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians
Radboud University Nijmegen alumni
21st-century Dutch politicians
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