Frouwke Laning-Boersema
Laning-Boersema (1983)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
16 March 1983 – 17 March 1994
In office
8 June 1982 – 16 September 1982
Personal details
Born(1937-07-05)5 July 1937
Groningen, Netherlands
Died10 January 2014(2014-01-10) (aged 76)
Den Helder, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal

Frouwke Laning-Boersema (5 July 1937 – 10 January 2014) was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1982 to 1994 for the Christian Democratic Appeal.

Early life

Laning-Boersema was born on 5 July 1937 in Groningen, Netherlands.[1] She studied medicine at the University of Groningen between 1955 and 1960 and specialised as a general practitioner at the same university between 1961 and 1963. Afterwards she started working as a GP on the island of Vlieland, working there for two years. She continued her work as a GP in Den Helder between 1965 and 1983.[2]

Career

Laning-Boersema was a member of the party council for the Christian Democratic Appeal between 1977 and 1982. She was a member of the House of Representatives from 1982 to 1994.[1][2] Within her party she was the spokesperson for public health. Laning-Boersema was a nuclear pacifist and voted against party lines on the issue of nuclear armament.[2]

Personal life

In 1963, Laning married, adding her spouse's surname, Boersema, to her own. She was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 28 April 1995.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Dolling, Yolanda, ed. (1991). Who's who of women in world politics (1st ed.). London: Bowker-Saur. p. 138. ISBN 0-86291-627-5. OCLC 24380132.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Drs. F.J. (Frouwke) Laning-Boersema" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.


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