Hans van Mierlo
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In office 1994 – 1998 |
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Preceded by | Pieter Kooijmans |
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Succeeded by | Jozias van Aartsen |
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In office 1981 – 1982 |
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Preceded by | Pieter de Geus |
Succeeded by | Job de Ruiter |
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Born | August 18, 1931 Breda, Netherlands |
Political party | D66 |
Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva (Hans) van Mierlo (born August 18, 1931) is a Dutch journalist and politician.
After obtaining his Law degree from Nijmegen's Catholic University, he was a domestic editor at a major Dutch newspaper named Algemeen Handelsblad.
In 1966 he co-founded the social liberal Democraten 66 (D66). He was member of parliament and party leader of D66 from 1967-1977 and from 1986-1994. Van Mierlo was Minister of Defense from 1981-1982 and served as a member of the Dutch senate from 1983-1986.
Hans van Mierlo concluded his political career as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994-1998 in the first cabinet of Wim Kok. He was appointed Minister of State in October 1998, a mainly honorary title for politicians with an extensive history of government service. His partner is Dutch bestseller-writer Connie Palmen.
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