Catharina "Cathy" Ubels-Veen (28 October 1928 – 17 February 2015) was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 1982 and 1986 for the Evangelical People's Party.
Cathy Ubels-Veen | |
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,_Bestanddeelnr_932-3182.jpg) Cathy Ubels-Veen in 1982 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 16 September 1982 – 3 June 1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1928 Kampen, Netherlands |
| Died | 17 February 2015 (aged 86) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Anti-Revolutionary Party (1975–1980), Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–1982), Evangelical People's Party (1982–1989) |
| Alma mater | VU University Amsterdam |
Career
editVeen was born in Kampen on 28 October 1928. In 1959 she married S. Ubels and from then on went with the name Ubels-Veen.[1] She went to school in Amsterdam, where she also obtained an academic degree in sociology at the VU University Amsterdam around 1960.[1]
In 1975 Ubels-Veen became member of the municipal council of Dokkum for the Anti-Revolutionary Party. In 1980 this party merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal. In 1982 Ubels-Veen's membership of the municipal council ended.[1] She left both the municipal council as well as the Christian Democratic Appeal due to its policy on nuclear weapons.[2] In the 1982 general election she obtained a seat in the House of Representatives for the Evangelical People's Party, which had separated from the Christian Democratic Appeal. Ubels-Veen was the sole representative of the party in the House.[1] She opposed the placement of nuclear weapons of the United States in the Netherlands. In 1985 during protests over the proposed placement of Tomahawk missiles on Dutch territory Ubels-Veen called Dutch Prime Minister an indirect accomplice of genocide.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "C. (Cathy) Ubels-Veen" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Oud-Kamerlid Cathy Ubels (EVP) overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography