Margaretha "Margreeth" de Boer (; born 16 April 1939) is a retired

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of the Labour Party (PvdA).

Early life and education

Margaretha de Boer was born on 16 April 1939 in

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in the

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. She studied at the Social Academy.M. (Margreeth) de Boer
''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 7 April 2015.

Political career

De Boer is a member of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). She was Queen's Commissioner of

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(1993–1994), Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the

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(1994–1998),

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of the

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(2001–2004), and Mayor of

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(2010–2011).

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