Piet Dankert
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Piet Dankert (January 8, 1934 – June 21, 2003) was a Dutch politician, a member of the Partij van de Arbeid.
He was first elected to the Tweede Kamer in 1968. There he was spokesman for foreign affairs and defence. In the late 1970s he moved to the European Parliament, and was President of the European Parliament from January 19, 1982 to July 24, 1984 [1].
In the third government of Ruud Lubbers (1989–1994) he was Secretary of State for European matters. He subsequently served a second period in the European Parliament, where he devoted himself to working for the accession of Turkey to the European Union.
| Preceded by Simone Veil |
President of the European Parliament 1982–1984 |
Succeeded by Pierre Pflimlin |
| Presidents of the European Parliament |   |
|---|---|
| Presidents of the Common Assembly (1952-1958): Paul-Henri Spaak • Alcide De Gasperi • Giuseppe Pella • Hans Furler Presidents of the Parliamentary Assembly (1958-1962): Robert Schuman • Hans Furler Presidents of the appointed Parliament (1962-1979): Gaetano Martino • Jean Duvieusart • Victor Leemans • Presidents of the directly elected Parliament (1979-present): Simone Veil • Piet Dankert • Pierre Pflimlin • Henry Plumb • Enrique Barón • Egon Klepsch • Klaus Hänsch • José María Gil-Robles • Nicole Fontaine • Pat Cox • Josep Borrell • Hans-Gert Pöttering |
