12 Facts About Willem Witteveen

Willem Witteveen was a law professor at Tilburg University and a Member of the Senate for the Labour Party.

Willem Witteveen was the author of several books about law and politics.

Willem Johannes Witteveen was born on 5 May 1952 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

Willem Witteveen was the son of liberal politician Johan Witteveen and Liesbeth de Vries Feijens.

Willem Witteveen was the great-grandson of social-democratic politician Floor Wibaut.

Willem Witteveen went to a public primary Montessori school in Rotterdam and to the public secondary school Rijnlands Lyceum in Wassenaar.

Willem Witteveen studied Dutch law at Leiden University in Leiden.

Willem Witteveen was a member of the Labour Party since 1994.

Willem Witteveen was a member of the Senate from 1999 to 2007, where he was chairman of the committee for Internal Affairs and the High Councils of State.

Willem Witteveen was appointed after Pauline Meurs left the Senate.

Willem Witteveen had finished the manuscript of his book De wet als kunstwerk shortly before his death.

Willem Witteveen was killed on 17 July 2014 at the age of 62, along with his wife Lidwien Heerkens and their daughter Marit Willem Witteveen.