Tom Veen

Tom Robert Adrie Veen (14 January 1942 – 13 August 2014) was a Dutch politician. He served as a member of the States of Gelderland between 1974 and 1981 and later in the Senate of the Netherlands between 1979 and 1983 for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.

Career

Veen was born in Ambarawa, Dutch East Indies, shortly before the Japanese occupation.^[1] Veen went to the Netherlands and studied economy at the University of Amsterdam until 1960. He followed this up with advanced studies of urban planning and economy at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Groningen.^[1] After his education Veen was occupied as teacher of evening classes and subsequently as lecturer of urban planning. Veen later owned an urban planning company.^[2]

In 1974 he was elected to the States of Gelderland for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Two years later he became the parliamentary group leader in the States of Gelderland. In 1977 Veen was elected with preferential votes to the Senate, he did however not take up his seat as it was against party policy to be elected with preferential votes.^[2] Two years later he did become member of the Senate, where he was tasked with economic affairs, agriculture, fishery and finance.^[2] He would stay on until 1983. Two years earlier, in 1981, he had already left the States of Gelderland.^[1]

Veen died on 13 August 2014 in Viterbo, Italy.^[1]

References

External links

• (Dutch) Parlement.com biography