Chairwoman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
In office 29 March 1969 – 15 March 1975
Leader
See list
Edzo Toxopeus (1969) Molly Geertsema (1969–1971) Hans Wiegel (1971–1975)
Preceded by
Kornelis van der Pols
Succeeded by
Frits Korthals Altes
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 20 March 1959 – 1 October 1968
Parliamentary group
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born
Gerarda Victoria Downer
(1926-07-05)5 July 1926 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died
12 November 1980(1980-11-12) (aged 54) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Cause of death
Cancer
Political party
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Spouse
Jan van Someren
(m. 1954)
Children
1 son
Alma mater
University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Social Science)
Occupation
Politician · Journalist · Editor
Haya Victoria van Someren-Downer (born Gerarda Victoria Downer; 5 July 1926 – 12 November 1980) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and journalist.
She was a Member of the House of Representatives from 20 March 1959 until 1 October 1968. She was the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy party chair from 29 March 1969 until 15 March 1975. She became a Member of the Senate on 17 September 1974 and on 5 June 1976 she succeeded Harm van Riel as the Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the Senate after he retired. She died on 12 November 1980 from cancer at the age of 54.[1][2]
^(in Dutch) Haya van Someren (1926-1980), Absolutefacts.nl, May 25, 2005
^(in Dutch) DOWNER, Gerarda Victoria (1926-1980), Historici.nl, February 10, 2012
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ceremony on 12 March 1971 his paranymphs were Norbert Schmelzer and HayavanSomeren. The career of journalism of Hoogendijk started in 1960 at the Algemene...
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