Wim Meijer (Labour Party)
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Wim Meijer | |
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State Secretary for Culture, Recreation and Social Work | |
In office 11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Joop den Uyl |
Preceded by | Henk Vonhoff |
Succeeded by | Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters Gerard Wallis de Vries |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 8 June 1977 – 1 January 1989 | |
In office 11 May 1971 – 11 May 1973 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Willem Meijer 16 August 1939 Harkstede, Netherlands |
Political party | Labour Party (since 1958) |
Spouses | |
Children | 1 son, 1 daughter (first marriage) 2 stepsons (third marriage) |
Residence(s) | Amsterdam Garderen |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Businessman · Banker · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Social worker · Activist |
Willem "Wim" Meijer (born 16 August 1939) is a retired Dutch politician and businessman. He is a member of the Labour Party (PvdA).[1]
Meijer worked as a social worker in
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Van Agt II, Meijer was selected as his successor as Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives, taking office on 11 September 1981. The Cabinet Van Agt II fell just seven months into its term on 12 May 1982 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Van Agt III on 29 May 1982. After the election of 1982 Den Uyl
subsequently returned as a Member of the House of Representatives and as Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives on 16 September 1982.
On 14 October 1988 Meijer was nominated as
Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe
, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the same day he was installed as Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe, taking office on 1 January 1989.
Decorations
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 11 April 1978 | ||
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 30 December 1992 |
References
- ^ "News in Brief". Los Angeles Times. 2 May 1982. p. OC2. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
External links
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