Pieter Bogaers
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Petrus Clemens Wilhelmus Maria (Pieter) Bogaers (July 2, 1924, Cuijk
– July 5, 2008, Amersfoort
) was a Dutch
politician
and economist
.
As a member of the Catholic People's Party
he was an MP from 1959 to 1963 and government minister from 1963 to 1966.
In 1968 he briefly was Party Chair
of the Political Party of Radicals.
Cuijk
Cuijk is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands of pre-historic origin. Its existence is recorded on the Roman roadmap Tabula Peutingeriana under the name of Ceuclum. Cuijk is twinned with Maldon in Essex, UK. It is a big commuter town with very good public transport services to...
– July 5, 2008, Amersfoort
Amersfoort
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...
) was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
politician
Politician
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and economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
.
As a member of the Catholic People's Party
Catholic People's Party
The Catholic People's Party was a Catholic Christian democratic Dutch political party. During its entire existence, the party was in government. The party is one of the precursors of the Christian Democratic Appeal.- 1945-1965 :The KVP was founded on 22 December, 1945...
he was an MP from 1959 to 1963 and government minister from 1963 to 1966.
In 1968 he briefly was Party Chair
Party Chair
In politics, a party chair is the presiding officer of a political party....
of the Political Party of Radicals.