Theodorus Josephus Maria "Theo" Hendriks (18 July 1928 – 1 July 2015) was a Dutch politician, he served as member of the

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between 1994 and 1998. Although elected for the

General Elderly Alliance The General Elderly Alliance (in Dutch: ''Algemeen Ouderen Verbond'', AOV) was a Dutch pensioners' political party. The AOV was very successful in the 1994 elections but disappeared four years later. Party History The AOV was founded on Decembe ...

he was soon expelled from the party. Hendriks retained his seat and continued as an independent.

Career

Hendriks was born on 18 July 1928 in

Zutphen Zutphen () is a city and municipality located in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It lies some 30 km northeast of Arnhem, on the eastern bank of the river Ijssel at the point where it is joined by the Berkel. First mentioned in the ...

. He followed his MULO education until 1944. Hendriks worked for

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in Eindhoven from 1961 to 1965. Between 1965 and 1971 he was employed in the Eindhoven office of urban designer . Hendriks was the chief urban design engineer of the municipality of

Tilburg Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-lar ...

between 1971 and 1993. Between 1973 and 5 June 1974 Hendriks was member of the

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for the

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. In the 1994 parliamentary elections he gained a seat in the

for the

. Only a couple of months after the elections Hendriks fell out with party leader , this led to him being expelled from the party on 10 October 1994. Hendriks continued as an independent. During this time Hendriks was noted for his comments on asylum seekers. He was also characterized by his unconventional approach to House politics and at one time in December 1994 he fell out with House of Representatives President,

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. In 1997 Hendriks asked the Dutch government questions on the Bilderberg conferences, being the first MP ever to do so. He demanded a report of the conference of that year. Hendriks left the House of Representatives on 19 May 1998. Hendriks died on 1 July 2015 in

Goirle Goirle () is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Part of the suburban area of the city of Tilburg, it shares with it its phone area code and public transport system. The municipality also includes ...

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Parlement.com biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendriks, Theo 1928 births 2015 deaths Catholic People's Party politicians 20th-century Dutch politicians General Elderly Alliance politicians Independent politicians in the Netherlands Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of North Brabant People from Zutphen