Education
Utrecht University; Radboud University Nijmegen.
Utrecht University; Radboud University Nijmegen.
Afterwards he was an Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2006. Van Winsen studied history at Utrecht University and political science at Radboud University Nijmegen. He worked as a teacher.
He was a member of the municipal council of Haaksbergen from 1982 to 2002, and also an alderman of this Twente municipality from 1986 to 2002.