Marinus van der Goes van Naters
Dutch politician and lawyer (1900–2005)
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Jonkheer Marinus van der Goes van Naters (21 December 1900 – 12 February 2005) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later the Labour Party (PvdA) and lawyer.[1]
Marinus van der Goes van Naters | |
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 Marinus van der Goes van Naters in 1946 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1958 – 7 May 1967 | |
| Parliamentary group | Socialist Group |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Member of the European Coal and Steel Community Parliament | |
| In office 10 September 1952 – 1 January 1958 | |
| Parliamentary group | Socialist Group |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 4 June 1946 – 16 January 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Jaap Burger |
| Parliamentary group | Labour Party |
| In office 25 September 1945 – 4 June 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Willem Drees |
| Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
| Parliamentary group | Social Democratic Workers' Party |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 4 June 1946 – 22 February 1967 | |
| In office 8 June 1937 – 4 June 1946 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marinus van der Goes van Naters 21 December 1900 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Died | 12 February 2005 (aged 104) Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Party | Labour Party (from 1946) |
Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Workers' Party (until 1946) |
| Spouse |
Anneke van der Plaats
(m. 1924; died 1985) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (LLB, LLM, PhD) |
| Occupation |
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Background and early career
He was born in Nijmegen. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1967 and in-parliament chairman of the social democratic parties SDAP and its successor the Labour Party from 1945 to 1951.[citation needed]
Imprisonment at Buchenwald and elsewhere
From 1940 to 1944 during World War II he was held hostage by the German occupiers in various camps, including Kamp Sint-Michielsgestel and Buchenwald concentration camp.[citation needed]
German border issues after World War II
In the mid-1950s he was involved in the eponymous plan adopted by the Council of Europe for the settlement of the Saar question. In the post-war years he successfully argued that the Duivelsberg (German: Wylerberg or Teufelsberg), annexed from Germany after World War II, be retained permanently by the Netherlands.[citation needed]
Death
He died in 2005 at the age of 104 in Wassenaar, Netherlands.[citation needed]
Decorations
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 30 April 1951 | |
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Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 22 February 1967 |
