Dien Cornelissen

States of North Brabant. Between 1969 and 1971 she served a two-year stint in the Dutch Senate. She was member of the House of Representatives

mulo until 1939.^[1][3] From 1946 to 1948 she worked at an organisation which aided war victims. In 1948 she became active for a foundation for social work in the countryside. Apart from her primary education she followed courses in social work and followed an education at the Social Academy in Eindhoven until 1958.^[1] As a social worker she worked mainly to improve the position of the mentally handicapped and the parents of children with handicaps.^[4]

States of North Brabant in 1962 of which she stayed member until 1978.^[1]

States-Provincial in 1969.^[1] In the Senate she was the party representative on the topic of justice.^[6] She was member until she was elected to the House of Representatives of which she became member shortly after the 1971 general election. She served in the House from 21 September 1971 to 7 December 1972 and subsequently from 28 May 1973 to 3 June 1986.^[1] In the House she was occupied with public health, social work and justice.^[6] In 1980 the Catholic People's Party was dissolved and merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) of which Cornelissen became member.^[1] In 1981 she was one of sixteen CDA members in the House that voted against the statute of the proposed coalition government of CDA, PvdA and Democrats 66.^[6] Between 1981 and 1986 she was also first deputy President of the House.^[1]