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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![]() Cathy Ubels-Veen in 1982 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 16 September 1982 – 3 June 1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kampen, Netherlands | 28 October 1928
Died | 17 February 2015 86) Amsterdam, Netherlands | (aged
Political party | Anti-Revolutionary Party (1975–1980), Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–1982), Evangelical People's Party (1982–1989) |
Alma mater | VU University Amsterdam |
Career
Veen 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]
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