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Marcus Bakker was born on 20 June, 1923 in Zaandam, Netherlands, is a Dutch politician. Discover Marcus Bakker's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?
| Popular As |
Marcus Bakker |
| Occupation |
Politician · Journalist · Editor · Author · Critic · Activist |
| Age |
86 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
20 June, 1923 |
| Birthday |
20 June |
| Birthplace |
Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Date of death |
24 December, 2009 |
| Died Place |
Zaandam, Netherlands |
| Nationality |
The Netherlands
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Marcus Bakker Height, Weight & Measurements
At 86 years old, Marcus Bakker height not available right now. We will update Marcus Bakker's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Marcus Bakker's Wife?
His wife is Els Ezerman (m. 1946)
| Family |
| Parents |
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| Wife |
Els Ezerman (m. 1946) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
5 children |
Marcus Bakker Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Marcus Bakker worth at the age of 86 years old? Marcus Bakker’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from The Netherlands. We have estimated Marcus Bakker's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
politician |
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Timeline
Marcus Bakker (20 June 1923 – 24 December 2009) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) now merged into the GroenLinks (GL) party and journalist.
Bakker was the son of an accountant who worked for the slaughterhouse in Zaandam.
He joined the then illegal Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) in 1943, during World War II.
After the war he became an editor of the communist daily newspaper De Waarheid and an official of the CPN.
Bakker married Els Ezerman in 1946.
The couple had five children.
In 1953, Bakker became editor-in-chief of De Waarheid, and in 1956 a member of the House of Representatives.
He was a confidant of the then party leader Paul de Groot, who took firm action against dissident movements within the party.
In 1956, Bakker openly supported the crackdown on demonstrations that expressed solidarity with the protests in Poznań in Communist-led Poland.
Bakker did not accept criticism of the Soviet Union.
When the Netherlands were in the process of adopting a new constitution, the draft of Article 1 banned discrimination "on the grounds of religion, conviction, political orientation, race or gender".
Bakker proposed to add "or any other ground" to this, which was accepted.
Bakker wrote a book called De CPN in de oorlog ("The CPN during the war", 1958), in which he accused prominent party members such as Gerben Wagenaar, Henk Gortzak, Frits Reuter and Bertus Brandsen of being spies.
They were eventually expelled from the party.
Bakker was succeeded as CPN leader by Ina Brouwer in 1982.
He was not involved in the talks that led the party to merge with three other parties to form GroenLinks in 1991.
The Marcus Bakkerzaal, a room in the current building of the Dutch House of Representatives, was named after Bakker in 1991.
He became a member of the new party, but cancelled his membership in 1999, when the party supported the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
Bakker published his memoirs, entitled Wissels - Bespiegelingen zonder berouw ("Reflections without Contrition").
He criticized his own role in the Cold War, but did not apologize for it.
He also expressed regrets about labelling dissident party members spies.
Bakker never distanced himself from communism as an ideology, although he stated that he felt 'used' by the communist practice in the Eastern Bloc.
Particularly the revelation that the Soviet Union was behind the Katyn massacre was a disillusionment to Bakker.
He died on December 24, 2009, at the age of 86.
