Frouwke Laning-Boersema

Frouwke Laning-Boersema
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
16 March 1983 – 17 March 1994
In office
8 June 1982 – 16 September 1982
Personal details
Born (1937-07-05)5 July 1937
Groningen, Netherlands
Died 10 January 2014(2014-01-10) (aged 76)
Den Helder, Netherlands
Political party Christian Democratic Appeal

Frouwke Laning-Boersema (5 July 1937 – 10 January 2014) was a Dutch politician, she was a member of the House of Representatives from 1982 until 1994 for the Christian Democratic Appeal.[1] Within her party she was the spokesperson for public health. Laning-Boersema was a nuclear pacifist and voted against party lines on the issue of nuclear armament.[1]

Laning studied medicine at the University of Groningen between 1955 and 1960. She specialized as a general practitioner (GP) at the same university between 1961 and 1963. Afterwards she started working as a GP on the island of Vlieland, working there for two years. She continued her work as a GP in Den Helder between 1965 and 1983.[1]

In 1963 Laning married, adding her spouse his last name (Boersema) to her own. Laning-Boersema was made Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 28 April 1995.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Drs. F.J. (Frouwke) Laning-Boersema" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.


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