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Johan van Minnen
Johan van Minnen in 1979, image of Nationaal Archief
Member of the European Parliament
In office
17 July 1979 – 23 July 1984
ConstituencyNetherlands
Personal details
Born(1932-10-31)31 October 1932
Noordwolde, Netherlands
Died18 April 2016(2016-04-18) (aged 83)
Zeist, Netherlands
Political partyLabour Party

Johan Tjitze van Minnen (31 October 1932 – 18 April 2016) was a Dutch journalist and politician. He was a foreign correspondent in first Luxembourg and later West Germany. From 1975 and 1978, he was the ombudsman of the television show De Ombudsman.

Van Minnen served as a member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party between 1979 and 1984.

Van Minnen died on 18 April 2016 in Zeist, Netherlands, aged 83.[1]

References

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  1. "Oud-journalist Johan van Minnen overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.