Emmanuel Marie Joseph Antony "Maan" Sassen (11 September 1911 – 20 December 1995) was a Dutch politician, who served as

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in the

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from 1967 to 1971.

Career

Sassen studied law and earned a doctorate. From 1936 to 1950 he worked as a lawyer and district attorney. In 1939 he became a member of the States of North Brabant. In 1946 he was elected to the Dutch

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for the Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP). He served as Minister responsible for the Dutch Colonies (1948–1949) and as

in the

from 1967 to 1971. He was a member of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community from its establishment in 1952 and was the first President of the Christian Democratic group, the predecessor of the

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References

1911 births 1995 deaths Permanent Representatives of the Netherlands to the European Union Dutch European Commissioners Dutch Roman Catholics European Commissioners for Competition Ministers of Colonial Affairs of the Netherlands People from 's-Hertogenbosch Politicians of Catholic political parties Catholic People's Party MEPs MEPs for the Netherlands 1958–1979 European Commissioners 1967–1970 {{Netherlands-MEP-stub