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Aad Kosto

Dutch politician
Person human Q3988842

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
January 9, 1938
Place of birth
Oegstgeest
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands[7]
Occupation
politician, judge, lawyer, television producer
Employer
University of Amsterdam[8]
Position held
member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, Dutch State Secretary for Justice and Security, Minister of Justice and Security, member of the Council of State, member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Educated at
University of Amsterdam, Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden[9][10]
Member of political party
Labour Party[12]
Candidacy in election
1994 Dutch general election, 1989 Dutch general election[15][16]
Family name
Kosto[13]
Given name
Aad[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Aad Kosto ko 아트 코스토 nl A. Kosto nl Arie Kosto
🔖 Identifiers · 13
ISNI
0000000393817644
VIAF cluster ID
288199131
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Tweede Kamer debat, interpellatie Kosto over Menten, Kosto aan het woord - NL-HaNA Anefo 930-0465 WM315.jpg ↗
DBNL author ID
kost038
Freebase ID
/m/06zkkl2
GTAA ID
121497
ISFDB author ID
212764
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073659886
OpenSanctions ID
Aad Kosto
Parlement.com ID
vg09lleznkxo
Parlement.com object ID
18584
Prabook ID
944931
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgd78VTKYmvjF4yB6TWDq

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Occupation 4
lawyer, politician, judge, television producer
Candidacy in election 2
1994 Dutch general election, 1989 Dutch general election
Educated at 2
University of Amsterdam, Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Employer 1
University of Amsterdam
Given name 1
Aad
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Labour Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Aad Kosto
Place of birth 1
Oegstgeest
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Aad Kosto was born on January 9, 1938[1], in Oegstgeest[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], judge[4], lawyer[5], and television producer[6].

FAQs

Where was Aad Kosto born?

Aad Kosto was born in Oegstgeest[2].

What did Aad Kosto do for work?

Aad Kosto worked as a politician[3], judge[4], lawyer[5], and television producer[6].

Where did Aad Kosto go to school?

Aad Kosto was educated at University of Amsterdam[9] and Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden[10].

Related Entities

Kingdom of the Netherlands lawyer University of Amsterdam

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Q111660205. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Q115512777. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at → University of Amsterdam, Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden
    Member of political party → Labour Party
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