Paul Peters

Dutch university professor and politician

Paul Willem Jacques Peters (31 July 1942 – 13 November 2024) was a Dutch politician, professor and chief inspector of the Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit [nl] (Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority). He was a member of the Socialist Party. He served as a member of the Senate between 2007 and 2011.

Paul Peters
Born
Paul Willem Jacques Peters

(1942-07-31)31 July 1942
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Died13 November 2024(2024-11-13) (aged 82)
Utrecht, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)politician, physician

Biography

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Peters studied veterinary medicine at the Utrecht University and fetal and pediatric pathology at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. In 1981, he received his PhD on a teratological subject (medicine). From 1995 to 1998, he worked at the European Commission in Luxembourg as an expert in rare diseases.[1]

At the 2007 Dutch Senate election he was elected to the Dutch Senate on behalf of the Socialist Party. He retired from the Senate on 7 June 2011.[2][3][4]

Peters died in Utrecht on 13 November 2024, at the age of 82 years old.[2][1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "In Memoriam: Paul Peters". VSOP (in Dutch). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Oud-senator Peters (SP) overleden". Eerste Kamer (in Dutch). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. "Dr. P.W.J. (Paul) Peters". parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. "Oud-SP-Eerste Kamerlid Paul Peters overleden". Nederlandse Grondwet (in Dutch). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.