Virginie Norbertina Maria Korte-van Hemel (8 May 1929 – 3 April 2014) was a Dutch politician of the defunct

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(KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. Korte-van Hemel worked as student researcher at the

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from June 1953 until July 1955 and as a lawyer and prosecutor in Bussum from August 1955 until September 1977. Korte-van Hemel served on the

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of Bussum from April 1966 until September 1977 and served as an

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in Bussum from September 1970 until September 1974. Korte-van Hemel became a Member of the House of Representatives after Fons van der Stee was appointed as

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and Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs in the Cabinet Van Agt-Wiegel following the election of 1977, serving from 15 September 1977 until 10 June 1981. Korte-van Hemel returned as a Member of the House of Representatives after

Job de Ruiter Jacob "Job" de Ruiter (30 April 1930 – 4 October 2015) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. De Ruiter worked as a researcher ...

was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Van Agt II following the election of 1981, serving from 9 September 1981 until 16 September 1982. After the election of 1982 Korte-van Hemel was appointed as State Secretary for Justice in the Cabinet Lubbers I, taking office on 8 November 1982. After the election of 1982 Korte-van Hemel returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 3 June 1986. After the cabinet formation of 1986 Korte-van Hemel continued as State Secretary for Justice in the Cabinet Lubbers II, taking office on 14 July 1986. In February 1989 Korte-van Hemel announced that he would not stand for the election of 1989. Following the cabinet formation of 1989 Korte-van Hemel was not giving a cabinet post in the new

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, the Cabinet Lubbers II was replaced by the Cabinet Lubbers III on 7 November 1989. Korte-van Hemel remained in active politics, she elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1991, taking office on 11 June 1991. In October 1992 Korte-van Hemel was nominated as an Extraordinary Member of the Council of State, she resigned as a Member of the Senate the day she was installed as an Extraordinary Member of the Council of State, serving from 1 November 1992 until 1 June 1999.

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