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Anne-Wil Lucas

Dutch former politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ2008535 ↗
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Antoinette Wilhelmina (Anne-Wil) Lucas-Smeerdijk (born 10 January 1975) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy she was a member of the House of Representatives from 17 June 2010 to 7 September 2016. She was replaced by Daniël van der Ree. Lucas focused on matters of higher education, science and the flood control in the Netherlands.

Lucas studied urban planning at Wageningen University.

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The public source identifies “Anne-Wil Lucas” as dutch former politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Anne-Wil, Lucas and Dutch.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1975, 2010, 2016—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1975-01-10. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Anne-Wil, Lucas and Dutch providing the first useful test.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2008535. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1975, 2010 and 2016.

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This entry incorporates text from “Anne-Wil Lucas” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.