Paulus Fredericus Cornelius Jansen (born 2 March 1954) is a Dutch civil engineer and

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politician who served as a member of the

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from 30 November 2006 until 14 May 2014. Jansen was born in

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and studied

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. From 1995 to 2003 he was a member as well as SP group leader in the provincial council of the province of Utrecht. From 2001 to 2006 he was a member as well as SP group leader of the

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of the city of Utrecht. He became a member of the

on 30 November 2006. In the House, he focused on matters of

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and

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. He officially left the House of Representatives on 13 May 2014 and was permanently replaced by Tjitske Siderius, who until then had temporary replaced Renske Leijten. He served as alderman for housing, animal welfare and sport in the city of

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between 8 May 2014 and 7 June 2018.

Electoral history

References

Parlement.com biography

External links

House of Representatives biography
1954 births Living people Dutch civil engineers Aldermen of Utrecht Eindhoven University of Technology alumni Dutch MPs 2012–2017 Members of the Provincial Council of Utrecht People from Roermond Secretaries of the Socialist Party (Netherlands) Socialist Party (Netherlands) politicians Dutch MPs 2006–2010 Dutch MPs 2010–2012 {{Netherlands-politician-stub