Frits Castricum
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Fredericus "Frits" Wilhelmus Cornelis (born April 19, 1947 in Boxtel ; † September 12, 2011 ) was a Dutch politician of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA).
Life
After attending schools and high school in Oosterhout , he completed vocational training as a physiotherapist between 1964 and 1965 . He then worked as a journalist for the De Stem daily newspaper in Oosterhout between 1964 and 1967 , before joining the human resources department of Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek NV (DAF) between 1968 and 1977 . Castricum, who became a member of the PvdA in 1968, was chairman of the PvdA of Boxtel between 1970 and 1977 and also a member of the board of the PvdA of North-West Brabant from 1972 to 1977.
On June 8, 1977 he was elected for the first time as a member of the Second Chamber of the States General and was a member of it until May 17, 1994. During this time he was also from September 1982 to September 1985 second secretary and treasurer of the faction of his party, before he was then until October 1987 secretary of the PvdA faction. At the same time he was a member of the editorial board of the party newspaper Voorwarts between November 1984 and October 1987 .
In February 1991 Castricum became vice-chairman of the party, exercising this function until March 1992 and during this time he was also executive chairman of the PvdA from September 1991 to March 1992 after the resignation of Marjanne Sint . From September 1992 to May 1994 he was again Secretary of the PvdA parliamentary group in the Second Chamber of the States General.
After leaving the Second Chamber, he was elected to the European Parliament in July 1994 and was a member of the European Parliament for the fourth electoral term until July 1999. During this time he was also vice-chairman of the socialist parliamentary group and a member of its parliamentary group and administrative office.
Castricum was most recently a member of the First Chamber of the States General from June 1999 to June 2003 .
Web links
- CV (Parlement & Politiek)
- NOS: Oud-PvdA-Kamerlid Castricum overleden (September 13, 2011)
- Entry on Frits Castricum in the Members' database of the European Parliament
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Castricum, Frits |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Castricum, Fredericus Wilhelmus Cornelis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch politician (PvdA), MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boxtel |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 2011 |
| Place of death | Boxtel |