Hans van Hooft Sr.: key obituary facts
Is Hans van Hooft Sr. dead? Yes. Hans van Hooft Sr. died on June 19, 2026, at age 84.
Cause of death: Hans van Hooft Sr.'s cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Hans van Hooft Sr. known for?
He was known as Dutch politician.
More about Hans van Hooft Sr.
Born: 25 November 1941.
Place of birth: Kerkdriel.
Gender: male.
Occupation: politician.
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Children: Hans van Hooft Jr.
Hans van Hooft Sr., a Dutch politician, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 84.
Born on November 25, 1941, in Kerkdriel, he became a prominent figure in Nijmegen local politics. He served on the Nijmegen city council for the Socialist Party from 1976 to 2002 and then worked as an alderman in the city until 2010.
Before entering public life, he studied medicine at the Catholic University of Nijmegen, attended the HBS in Nijmegen, and later worked in a factory after finishing his studies in 1969. He also held a welding diploma and was among the founders of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (Marxist-Leninist), which later became the Socialist Party. He was the father of Hans van Hooft Jr.