Paulus Fredericus Cornelius Jansen (born 2 March 1954) is a Dutch civil engineer and

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politician who served as a member of the

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from 30 November 2006 until 14 May 2014. Jansen was born in

Roermond Roermond (; li, Remunj or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Roer ...

and studied

architectural engineering Architectural engineers apply and theoretical knowledge to the engineering design of buildings and building systems. The goal is to engineer high performance buildings that are sustainable, economically viable and ensure the safety health. Archi ...

Eindhoven University of Technology The Eindhoven University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven), abbr. TU/e, is a public technical university in the Netherlands, located in the city of Eindhoven. In 2020–21, around 14,000 students were enrolled in its BSc a ...

. From 1995 to 2003 he was a member as well as SP group leader in the provincial council of the

province of Utrecht Utrecht (), officially the Province of Utrecht ( nl, Provincie Utrecht, link=no), is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer in the north-east, the province of Gelderland in the east a ...

. From 2001 to 2006 he was a member as well as SP group leader of the

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of the

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. He became a member of the

on 30 November 2006. In the House, he focused on matters of

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and

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. He officially left the House of Representatives on 13 May 2014 and was permanently replaced by Tjitske Siderius, who until then had temporary replaced Renske Leijten. He served as alderman for housing, animal welfare and sport in the city of

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between 8 May 2014 and 7 June 2018.

Electoral history

References

Parlement.com biography

External links

House of Representatives biography
1954 births Living people Dutch civil engineers Aldermen of Utrecht Eindhoven University of Technology alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of Utrecht People from Roermond Secretaries of the Socialist Party (Netherlands) Socialist Party (Netherlands) politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians {{Netherlands-politician-stub