Augustinus Hendricus Martinus (Guus) Albregts (22 November 1900, in

Vught Vught () is a municipality and a town in the Province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands, and lies just south of the industrial and administrative centre of 's-Hertogenbosch. Many commuters live there, and in 2004 the town was named "Best ...

– 8 June 1980, in

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) was a Dutch

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and

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. As a member of the

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(KVP) he was a

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, dealing with enhancing

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in the

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from 1951 to 1952. He studied and lectured economy at

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. In 1952 he was awarded

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Parlement.com biography
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