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Jan de Groote (10 July 1911 in
Beilen Beilen is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km south of Assen. The old Reformed church is the only remaining truly old building; a large fire destroyed a major ...
– 14 March 1989 in
Hoogeveen Hoogeveen (; or '' 't Oveine'') is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. Population centres Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town. Other v ...
) was a Dutch farmer and politician of the Farmers' Party (Boerenpartij - BP). He was a
councillor A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or re ...
of
Beilen Beilen is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km south of Assen. The old Reformed church is the only remaining truly old building; a large fire destroyed a major ...
from 1966 to 1970 and also a
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from 1966 to 1971. De Groote was a member of the
Dutch Reformed Church The Dutch Reformed Church (, , abbreviated NHK ) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. It was the traditional denomination of the Dutch royal famil ...
, and brother-in-law of BP leader
Hendrik Koekoek Hendrik Koekoek (22 May 1912 – 8 February 1987) was a Dutch farmer, politician, and founder of the defunct Farmers' Party (''Boerenpartij''; BP). Koekoek was the leader and party chair of the BP from 1958 until 1981. He served as the party ...
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Parlement.com biography
1911 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Dutch farmers Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church Farmers' Party (Netherlands) politicians Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Municipal councillors in Drenthe People from Midden-Drenthe {{Netherlands-politician-stub