What is Willem Witteveen?
[[File:Willem Witteveen (12082628245) (2).jpg|thumb|Witteveen in January 2014]] '''Willem Johannes Witteveen''' (5 May 1952 &ndash; 17 July 2014) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[Jurist|legal scholar]], [[politician]] and political writer. He was a member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] for the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] from 1999 to 2007 and from 2013 until his death. == Early life and education == Witteveen was born in [[Rotterdam]], [[South Holland]]. His father was [[Johan Witteveen]]. He was the great-grandson of social-democratic politician [[Floor Wibaut]]. He studied [[law]] at [[Leiden University]]. He was married and had two children. == Death == Witteveen and his family were on board the [[Malaysia Airlines Flight 17]] when it was shot down on 17 July 2014, killing all people on board. He was 62. The flight was meant to go from [[Amsterdam]] to [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] but was shot down near [[Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast|Hrabove]], [[Ukraine]]. Witteveen, his wife and daughter were among the 193 Dutch citizens killed. His son, Freek, was not on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nltimes.nl/2014/07/18/first-chamber-senator-witteveen-flight-mh17/|title=First Chamber Senator Witteveen on flight MH17|work=NL Times|date=18 July 2014|accessdate=18 July 2014|first=Marvin|last=Hokstam}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Witteveen was a [[Sufi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dominique Elshout, Freelance Journalist|url=http://www.elshout.nu/Zelfportretten/Archief/witteveen.htm|access-date=2021-05-31|website=www.elshout.nu}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llkqvuz5/w_j_willem_witteveen Bio at Parlement.com] {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Witteveen, Willem}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Aviation deaths]] [[Category:Dutch academics]] [[Category:Dutch esotericists]] [[Category:Dutch jurists]] [[Category:Members of the Senate of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Labou