Harrij Notenboom

Henricus Antonius Cornelis Marie "Harrij" Notenboom (31 August 1926 – 9 August 2023) was a Dutch politician. He served as member of the House of Representatives from 1963 to 1979 and in the European Parliament from 1971 to 1984. Notenboom was a member of the Catholic People's Party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal when the former had merged into it in 1980.[1]

Harrij Notenboom
Notenboom in 1968
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
5 June 1963 – 17 July 1979
Member of the European Parliament
In office
22 September 1971 – 24 July 1984
Personal details
Born(1926-08-31)31 August 1926
Roosendaal, Netherlands
Died9 August 2023(2023-08-09) (aged 96)
Venlo, Netherlands
Political party

As financial specialist of the Catholic People's Party he was influential in the Nacht van Schmelzer, which led to the fall of the Cals cabinet.[2] Notenboom criticized the budget as proposed by Cals.[3]

Career

Notenboom was born in Roosendaal on 31 August 1926.[1] He was adjunct secretary of the Nederlandse Rooms-Katholieke Middenstandsbond from September 1952 to January 1956. He subsequently served as director of the Katholieke Limburgse Middenstandsbond until 1969.[1]

In 1988 he obtained his title of doctor in economic sciences with a thesis on budget law of the European Parliament.[4]

Notenboom was bijzonder hoogleraar (professor not paid by University funds) of problematics of small and medium-sized enterprises between 1991 and 1994 at Eindhoven University of Technology.[1]

Notenboom died on 9 August 2023, at the age of 96.[5]

References
  1. "Drs. H.A.C.M. (Harrij) Notenboom" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. Mark Kranenburg (13 October 2016). "Zo ging het in De Nacht van Schmelzer". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. Anet Bleich (13 January 2015). Joop den Uyl 1919-1987: dromer en doordouwer. Uitgeverij Balans. pp. 225–. ISBN 978-94-6003-416-9.
  4. Alexander van Kessel (2014). "Strijder voor 'de goede zaak'" (in Dutch). Christen Democratische Verkenningen. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. "Oud-KVP en -CDA-parlementariër Harry Notenboom overleden". Parlement (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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