Peter Blokhuis (born 7 February 1947 in
Baambrugge
Baambrugge is a village on the river Angstel in the Dutch province of Utrecht.
It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen and lies about 14 km southeast of Amsterdam.
In 2001 the village of Baambrugge had 925 inhabitants. The built-up ...
) is a Dutch
philosopher
A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...
and
politician. From 9 April 2005 to 12 May 2012, he was
Party Chairman of the
ChristianUnion. He was succeeded by
Janneke Louisa
Janneke Louisa-Muller (born 1965) is a Dutch civil servant and former politician. From 12 May 2012 to 1 January 2013 she was Party Chairwoman of the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie). She succeeded Peter Blokhuis and was succeeded by Klaas Tigelaar ...
.
References
Peter Blokhuis nieuwe voorzitter ChristenUnie Nieuwsbank.nl, February 3, 2005.
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1947 births
Living people
Christian Union (Netherlands) politicians
21st-century Dutch politicians
20th-century Dutch philosophers
Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands
Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Chairmen of the Christian Union (Netherlands)
People from Abcoude
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni
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