Jan de Wit
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| Jan de Wit | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
| In office May 19, 1998 – April 1, 2014 |
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| Parliamentary leader - Socialist Party Senate of the Netherlands |
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| In office June 13, 1995 – May 19, 1998 |
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| Member of the Senate | |
| In office June 13, 1995 – May 19, 1998 |
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| Born | Johannes Marijnus Antonius Maria de Wit May 10, 1945 Zevenbergen, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij - SP) |
| Spouse(s) | Riet de Wit |
| Residence | Heerlen, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Tilburg University (LLM - Public law) |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
| Website | (Dutch) Socialist Party website |
Johannes Marijnus Antonius Maria (Jan) de Wit (born May 10, 1945 in Zevenbergen) is a former Dutch politician and lawyer. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he was an MP from May 19, 1998 till April 1, 2014. He focused on matters of judiciary and aliens policy. From 1995 to 1998 he was a Senator.
Biography
De Wit studied public law at Tilburg University. For a brief time he worked as a lawyer in Eindhoven and thereafter for many years in Maastricht and his homecity Heerlen.
In 1972 he joined the Socialist Party, which had just been founded in 1971. From 1972 to 1996 he was a local party executive and from 1988 to 1992 also a party executive on the national level. Besides he was an SP councillor of Heerlen from 1982 to 1995 and chairman of SP's think tank foundation till 1997.
In 1995 De Wit was elected into the Dutch Senate; till 1998 he was the sole representative of the SP. In 1998 he exchanged the Senate for the Dutch House of Representatives.
As an MP De Wit was a member of the parliamentary inquiry on construction, a member of the Presidium and former chairman of the standing committee for social affairs and employment. Since 2010 he has been chairman of the parliamentary inquiry on the financial system.
Personal life
Jan de Wit is married to nl, who is an SP alderwoman in Heerlen. They have three children. Raised as a Catholic he turned non-religious later on.
References
- (Dutch) Parlement.com biography
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- People from Heerlen
- People from Moerdijk
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- Tilburg University alumni
