Frouwke Laning-Boersema
Frouwke Laning-Boersema | |
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,_Bestanddeelnr_932-5336.jpg) Laning-Boersema (1983) | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 16 March 1983 – 17 March 1994 | |
| In office 8 June 1982 – 16 September 1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1937 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 10 January 2014 (aged 76) Den Helder, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal |
Frouwke Laning-Boersema (5 July 1937 – 10 January 2014) was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1982 to 1994 for the Christian Democratic Appeal.
Early life[edit]
Laning-Boersema was born on 5 July 1937 in Groningen, Netherlands.[1] She studied medicine at the University of Groningen between 1955 and 1960 and specialised as a general practitioner at the same university between 1961 and 1963. Afterwards she started working as a GP on the island of Vlieland, working there for two years. She continued her work as a GP in Den Helder between 1965 and 1983.[2]
Career[edit]
Laning-Boersema was a member of the party council for the Christian Democratic Appeal between 1977 and 1982. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1982 to 1994.[1][2] Within her party she was the spokesperson for public health. Laning-Boersema was a nuclear pacifist and voted against party lines on the issue of nuclear armament.[2]
Personal life[edit]
In 1963, Laning married, adding her spouse's surname, Boersema, to her own. She was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 28 April 1995.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dolling, Yolanda, ed. (1991). Who's who of women in world politics (1st ed.). London: Bowker-Saur. p. 138. ISBN 0-86291-627-5. OCLC 24380132.
- ^ a b c d "Drs. F.J. (Frouwke) Laning-Boersema" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
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