Bram Stemerdink
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Bram Stemerdink | |
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State Secretary for Defence | |
In office 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 Serving with Jan van Houwelingen | |
Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
Preceded by | Wim van Eekelen |
Succeeded by | Jan van Houwelingen |
In office 11 May 1973 – 1 January 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Joop den Uyl |
Preceded by | Adri van Es |
Succeeded by | Cees van Lent Wim van Eekelen |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 16 September 1982 – 17 May 1994 | |
In office 16 January 1978 – 11 September 1981 | |
In office 14 June 1977 – 14 September 1977 | |
In office 25 August 1970 – 11 May 1973 | |
Parliamentary group | Labour Party |
Personal details | |
Born | Abraham Stemerdink 6 March 1936 Winterswijk, Netherlands |
Political party | Labour Party (from 1966) |
Spouse |
Elly Stemerdink (m. 1968) |
Residence(s) | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) |
Occupation | Politician · Army officer · Jurist · Lawyer · Judge · Nonprofit director · Historian · Television presenter · Author |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Netherlands |
Branch/service | Royal Netherlands Army |
Years of service | 1955–1956 (Conscription) 1956–1970 (Active duty) 1970–1973 (Reserve) |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Regiment van Heutsz Justice Corps |
Battles/wars | Cold War |
Abraham "Bram" Stemerdink (born 6 March 1936) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and army officer.
Stemerdink was
Stemerdink became a
Stemerdink retired after spending 23 years in national politics and became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Overloon War Museum, Institute for Multiparty Democracy, ProDemos and the International Institute of Social History) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Probation Agency, Public Pension Funds APB, National Committee for 4 and 5 May, Custodial Institutions Agency and the Dutch Safety Board).
Biography
Bram Stemerdink was initially a captain in the Army, but lost an eye in a military exercise, after which he studied law in
Decorations
Military decorations | ||||
Ribbon bar | Decoration | Country | Date | Comment |
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Distinction sign for Long-term, Honest and Loyal Service | Netherlands | 30 December 1973 | Honorable discharge | |
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 11 April 1978 | ||
Commander of the Order of Leopold II | Belgium | 12 February 1982 | ||
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 9 December 1982 |
References
- ISBN 978-90-5201-497-5. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Mr. A. (Bram) Stemerdink Parlement & Politiek