Maan Sassen
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Emmanuel Marie Joseph Antony "Maan" Sassen (11 September 1911 – 20 December 1995)[1] was a Dutch politician who served as European Commissioner for Competition in the Rey Commission from 1967 to 1971.[2]
Career
Sassen studied law and earned a doctorate. From 1936 to 1950 he worked as a lawyer and district attorney. In 1939 he became a member of the States of North Brabant.[3] During World War Two he was interned at Kamp Sint-Michielsgestel.[4] In 1946 he was elected to the Dutch House of Representatives for the Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP).[5] He served as Minister responsible for the Dutch Colonies (1948–1949) and as European Commissioner for Competition in the Rey Commission from 1967 to 1971.[6]
He was a member of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community from its establishment in 1952 and was the first President of the Christian Democratic group, the predecessor of the European People's Party Group.[6]
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- 1911 births
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