Christoffel Abraham (Bram) Koopman (born 13 February 1917 in
Den Helder
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– died 4 October 2008 in
Alkmaar
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) was a Dutch politician of the
Labour Party (PvdA).
He was a member of the
Senate
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from 1971 to 1978. He was also a member of the
provincial parliament
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of
North Holland
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.
He studied economics at the
Vrije Universiteit until 1960 and received his promotion at the
University of Amsterdam
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in economical sciences in 1977.
References
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Parlement.com biography
1917 births
2008 deaths
Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians
Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
Members of the Provincial Council of North Holland
People from Den Helder
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam alumni
University of Amsterdam alumni
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