Roelof Peter van Laar (born 19 May 1981) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he was an MP between 14 May 2013 and 23 March 2017. At first he temporarily replaced

Lea Bouwmeester Lea Theodora Bouwmeester (born 3 October 1979 in Hoogeveen) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and social counselor. She is a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) and was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017 ...

who was on

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. From 2006 to 2010 and from 2011 to 2012, he was a member of the

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. From 2008 to 2013 he was director of a foundation involving stopping

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. He was also co-founder of this foundation. Van Laar studied political science at

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and is studying for an

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. In 2015 there were reservations about his policy because he is not asking critical questions about the output of development aid.Tweede Kamerlid Roelof van Laar (PvdA) koestert amateuristisch inzicht over ontwikkelingssamenwerking
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* 1981 births 21st-century Dutch politicians Dutch activists Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Leiden University alumni Living people Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Municipal councillors of Leiden People from Lansingerland Politicians from Leiden Webster University alumni {{Netherlands-PvdA-politician-stub