Arnold (Nol) Maassen (August 18, 1922 in

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- July 3, 2009 in Langon,

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) was a Dutch politician for the Labour Party (PvdA). Maassen was a member of the

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from 1974 to 1981 and a member of the

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from 1981 to 1987. As a Senator he was spokesman for

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, and was known as an anti-

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pacifist. He also worked as an employee with the

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PTT, where he was dealing with complaints.

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Parlement.com biography
1922 births 2009 deaths Dutch civil servants Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of North Holland Politicians from Amsterdam Dutch expatriates in France {{Netherlands-PvdA-politician-stub