Jean Penders

{{Short description|Dutch politician (1939–2025)}}

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| name = Jean Penders

| image = Jean Penders, lijsttrekker voor het Europees Parlement, Bestanddeelnr 934-4612 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Penders in 1989

| birth_name = Johannes Josephus Maria Penders

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1939|04|05}}

| birth_place = Gemert, Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2025|01|13|1939|04|05}}

| death_place = Leidschendam, Netherlands

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| education = Catholic University of Nijmegen

| party = KVP (until 1980)
Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–2025)

| office = Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands

| term_start = 17 July 1979

| term_end = 18 July 1994

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Johannes Josephus Maria "Jean" Penders (5 April 1939 – 13 January 2025) was a Dutch politician. A member of the Catholic People's Party and the Christian Democratic Appeal, he served in the European Parliament from 1979 to 1994.{{cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/1447/JEAN+J.M._PENDERS/history/3|title=Jean Penders|work=European Parliament}}

Penders died in Leidschendam on 13 January 2025, at the age of 85.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=15 January 2025|title=Oud-Europarlementariër Jean Penders (CDA) overleden|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vmk2irjykogc/nieuws/oud_europarlementarier_jean_penders_cda|trans-title= |work=Parlement.com|language=Dutch|location= |publisher= |access-date=21 January 2025}}