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Arthur Docters van Leeuwen
1945May, 8

Arthur Docters van Leeuwen

Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, Dutch jurist and politician
Arthur Docters van Leeuwen (8 May 1945 – 14 August 2020) was a Dutch politician, jurist and civil servant. He was member of the liberal political party VVD. Between 1999 and 2007 he was chairman of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, an agency of the Dutch government, which supervises Dutch financial markets.

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