Jan van Ruiten

Jan van Ruiten
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 May 2002 – 30 January 2003
Personal details
Born (1931-03-23)23 March 1931
Gouda, Netherlands
Died 26 September 2016(2016-09-26) (aged 85)
Sneek, Netherlands
Political party Pim Fortuyn List
Occupation Businessman

Johannes Hendricus Simon "Jan" van Ruiten (23 March 1931 – 26 September 2016) was a Dutch businessman and politician. He served in the House of Representatives for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) from 23 May 2002 until 30 January 2003.

Career

Van Ruiten was born in Gouda on 23 March 1931.[1] He studied to become a merchant navy officer and worked in the maritime sector until 1960. He then held jobs as export employee, purchaser, and sales manager. Between 1971 and 1991 he was director of several companies. He was a member of the House of Representatives for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) from 23 May 2002 until 30 January 2003. In October 2002 he was elected second deputy parliamentary group leader.[2] During his time in the House van Ruiten was one of three LPF members over 65 years old, in a time when this was quite rare.[3]

Van Ruiten was an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[1] He died in Sneek on 26 September 2016.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "J.H.S. (Jan) van Ruiten" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wijnschenk uit LPF; fractie kiest nieuw bestuur" (in Dutch). denederlandsgrondwet.nl. 17 October 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Bert van de Braak (21 March 2013). "Ouderen zijn in de Kamer de grote afwezigen" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
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