Elisabeth Jacoba den Uyl-van Vessem | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 18 June 1924
Died | 30 October 1990 Amsterdam, Netherlands | (aged 66)
Political party | PvdA |
Spouse | |
Children | 7 including Saskia Noorman-den Uyl |
Elisabeth Jacoba den Uyl-van Vessem (18 June 1924 – 30 September 1990) was a Dutch activist, politician, and writer, involved with the PvdA, the Dutch social-democratic party. She was the wife of politician Joop den Uyl (prime minister 1973 to 1977), and was socially and politically active. She wrote for magazines including Opzij (a feminist publication), Vrij Nederland (a left-off-center publication), Margriet (a women's magazine), and for Het Parool (an Amsterdam newspaper).