Willem Drees Jr.
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Willem Drees Jr. | |
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Minister of Transport and Water Management | |
In office 6 July 1971 – 21 July 1972 | |
Prime Minister | Barend Biesheuvel |
Preceded by | Joop Bakker |
Succeeded by | Bé Udink |
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | |
In office 5 September 1972 – 20 August 1977 | |
Preceded by | Jan Berger |
Succeeded by | Ruud Nijhof |
In office 11 May 1971 – 6 July 1971 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Jan Berger |
Parliamentary group | Democratic Socialists '70 |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 5 September 1972 – 20 August 1977 | |
In office 11 May 1971 – 6 July 1971 | |
Parliamentary group | Democratic Socialists '70 |
Leader of the Democratic Socialists '70 | |
In office 8 January 1971 – 20 August 1977 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Ruud Nijhof |
Personal details | |
Born | Willem Drees Jr. 24 December 1922 The Hague, Netherlands |
Died | 5 September 1998 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 75)
Political party | Democratic Socialists '70 (1970–1983) |
Other political affiliations | Independent Social Democrat (from 1983) Labour Party (1946–1970) Social Democratic Workers' Party (1945–1946) |
Spouse |
Anna Gescher
(m. 1947; died 1988) |
Children | Marijke Drees (born 1948) Fransien Drees (born 1950) Willem B. Drees (born 1954) and 2 other daughters |
Parent |
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Relatives | Jacques Wallage (son-in-law) |
Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy) |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Economist · Accountant · Mathematician · Financial analyst · Nonprofit director · Professor |
Willem "Wim" Drees Jr. (24 December 1922 – 5 September 1998) was a Dutch politician of the Democratic Socialists '70 (DS'70) party and economist.
Drees worked as a civil servant for the
Drees semi-retired from active politics and became active in the public sector, in September 1977 Drees was nominated as a Member of the Court of Audit, serving from 4 October 1977 until 1 January 1984. After his retirement, Drees occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director in the public sector (International Institute of Social History, Society for Statistics and Operations Research, Transnational Institute, Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, European Cultural Foundation and the International Statistical Institute)
Biography
Education
After attending Gymnasium Haganum from 1934 to 1940, Drees studied at the Erasmus University Rotterdam from 1940 to 1946, and gained his doctorate there in 1955.
Political career
Son of former
Family
On 3 February 1947, he married Anna Erica Gescher (born 26 October 1922). They had five children; four girls and one son Willem B. Drees, their third child, became a philosopher. Anna Erica Drees-Gescher died on 12 May 1988 at the age of 65. Willem Drees Jr. died on 5 September 1998 at the age of 75. Relatively young compared to his parents; his father Willem Drees died at the age of 101 and his mother Catharina Hent died at the age of 85.
Decorations
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 30 April 1970 | ||
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 8 June 1973 |
References
- ^ (in Dutch) Willem Drees jr. (75) in Den Haag overleden, Volkskrant, 8 September 1998
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Dr. W. (Wim) Drees jr. Parlement & Politiek