Annemiek Padt-Jansen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 3 June 1969 – 10 May 1971
In office 14 March 1972 – 7 December 1972
Personal details
Born	Anna Maria Catharina Padt-Jansen (1921-08-15)August 15, 1921 Naarden, Netherlands
Died	18 March 2007(2007-03-18) (aged 85) Bilthoven, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (PvdA)
Spouse	Frans Jacob Padt
Alma mater	Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Occupation	Harpist, Politician

Swearing in of new members of the House of Representatives in 1969. Annemiek Padt-Jansen is standing on the front left.

Anna Maria Catharina "Annemiek" Padt-Jansen (15 August 1921 – 18 March 2007) was a Dutch harpist and politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party from June 1969 until 10 May 1971 and again from 14 March 1972 until 7 December 1972. She was also a member of the board of the public broadcasting association VARA. She was a sister of the stand-up comedian Fons Jansen.

Political Positions

During her time in parliament she was focused on children's rights and the emancipation of women and sexual minorities.^[1] Despite being a Roman Catholic, she believed that religion did not have a place in public life, and when sworn in as a member of parliament, she chose to take a secular, rather than religious, oath.^[1]

Personal life

Padt-Jansen was a Roman Catholic. She was married to Frans Jacob Padt until his death in 1969, and never remarried.^[1]

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