Marjet Ockels

From 1966 until 1986, she worked at a general practice clinic. She was a member of the municipal council of Ulrum for the Labour Party between 3 September 1982 and 1 January 1990. From 29 April 1986 she concurrently served as alderwoman for education, social affairs, employment and fishery. Afterwards, she continued as a member of the municipal council of the expanded municipality of Ulrum, which later became the De Marne. Her time in office ended on 12 April 1994.^[1]

Ockels served in the House of Representatives from 4 June 1991 to 17 May 1994. On 21 September 1993 she left the Labour party and continued as an independent.^[1] She was discontent with the internal relations within the party.^[2] Fellow Labour Party MPs Frans Moor and Piet de Visser had left the party a year before, also citing internal party differences.^[3] For the 1994 Dutch general election she was the third candidate on the list of The New Party [nl](De Nieuwe Partij); the party failed to obtain a seat in the House of Representatives.^[1]

Ockels was born on 12 November 1943 in Almelo.^[1]

Ockels died in Zoutkamp on 14 May 2016, aged 72.^[1] Her brother was astronaut Wubbo Ockels.^[4]