Norbert Pieter Marie Klein (1 March 1956 – 31 August 2021) was a Dutch politician. As a member of

50PLUS 50PLUS (; abbreviated 50+) is a political party in the Netherlands that advocates pensioners' interests. The party was founded in 2009 by Maurice Koopman, Alexander Münninghoff, and Jan Nagel. Henk Krol served as the party's leader from 2016 to ...

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 (VVD) he was a member of the municipal council of

Nijmegen Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...

from 1982 to 1989, and a member of the

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of Gelderland from 1991 to 2003. In 2006, he left the VVD. In 2005, he was chairman

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of Dutch public broadcasting association

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. Klein was born in Hengelo and studied law at Radboud University Nijmegen. He resided in Hoevelaken until his death, aged 65, in 2021.

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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 {{Netherlands-politician-stub