What is Johan van Minnen?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Johan van Minnen |image = Johan van Minnen (1979).jpg |alt = |caption = Johan van Minnen in 1979, image of [[Nationaal Archief]] |office1 = Member of the [[European Parliament]] |term_start1 = 17 July 1979 |term_end1 = 23 July 1984 |constituency1= [[Netherlands (European Parliament constituency)|Netherlands]] |birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|10|31|df=yes}} |birth_place = [[Noordwolde]], [[Netherlands]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|04|18|1932|10|31|df=yes}} |death_place = [[Zeist]], Netherlands |party = [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] |religion = |website = |alma_mater = }} '''Johan Tjitze van Minnen''' (31 October 1932 – 18 April 2016) was a [[Dutch people|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 (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] between 1979 and 1984. Van Minnen died on 18 April 2016 in [[Zeist]], Netherlands, aged 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/2099974-oud-journalist-johan-van-minnen-overleden.html |title=Oud-journalist Johan van Minnen overleden |language=nl |publisher=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting |date=18 April 2016 |access-date=30 April 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Minnen, Johan Van}} [[Category:1932 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch journalists]] [[Category:Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians]] [[Category:MEPs for the Netherlands]] [[Category:Politicians from Friesland]] [[Category:Writers from Friesland]] {{bio-stub}}