Piet de Visser (politician)

Marius Jacobus "Piet" de Visser (16 April 1931 – 19 December 2012)[1] was a Dutch politician for the Labour Party (PvdA).

Piet de Visser

Life and career edit

De Visser was born and died in Rotterdam. He studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Next, he served as a municipal councilor of Monster, South Holland.

From 1981 to 1991, with two interruptions, De Visser was a member of the House of Representatives. He was an anti-nuclear pacifist and belonged to the left-wing of his party. In the late 1980s, he was involved in the making of a new passport. After his political career, he switched parties for GreenLeft.

References edit

  1. ^ "'Paspoorten-Piet' (81) overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2016.