Haya Victoria van Someren-Downer (July 5, 1926 - November 12, 1980) was a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...

 (VVD). She was a member of the House of Representatives from March 20, 1959 until October 1, 1968. She was the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...

 party chair

Party Chair

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 from March 29, 1969 until March 15, 1975. And a member of the Senate from September 17, 1974 until November 12, 1980 and the parliamentary leader

Parliamentary group leader

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 in the senate from June 6, 1976 until her death on November 12, 1980 at the age of 54.

External links

H.V. (Haya) van Someren-Downer (Parlement & Politiek) H.V. van Someren-Downer (VVD) (Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal)