Haya_van_Someren

Haya van Someren

Haya van Someren

Dutch politician


Haya Victoria van Someren-Downer (born Gerarda Victoria Downer; 5 July 1926 – 12 November 1980) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and journalist.

Quick Facts Parliamentary leader in the Senate, Preceded by ...

She was a Member of the House of Representatives from 20 March 1959 until 1 October 1968. She was the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy party chair from 29 March 1969 until 15 March 1975. She became a Member of the Senate on 17 September 1974 and on 5 June 1976 she succeeded Harm van Riel as the Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the Senate after he retired. She died on 12 November 1980 from cancer at the age of 54.[1][2]

Decorations

More information Ribbon bar, Honour ...

References

  1. (in Dutch) Haya van Someren (1926-1980), Absolutefacts.nl, May 25, 2005
  2. (in Dutch) DOWNER, Gerarda Victoria (1926-1980), Historici.nl, February 10, 2012
Official
More information Party political offices ...

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Haya_van_Someren, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.