Willem Drees
Willem Drees | |
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| Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
| In office August 7, 1948 – December 22, 1958 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelmina Juliana |
| Preceded by | Louis Beel |
| Succeeded by | Louis Beel |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office July 3, 1956 – October 3, 1956 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office July 15, 1952 – September 2, 1952 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office July 1, 1952 – September 2, 1952 | |
| Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
| Preceded by | Piet Lieftinck |
| Succeeded by | Johan van de Kieft |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | |
| In office March 15, 1951 – March 31, 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
| Preceded by | Johannes Henricus van Maarseveen |
| Succeeded by | Leonard Antoon Hubert Peters |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office July 27, 1948 – August 10, 1948 | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office June 24, 1945 – August 7, 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Wim Schermerhorn (1945–1946) Louis Beel (1948-1948) |
| Preceded by | Dolf Joekes |
| Succeeded by | Frans Wijffels |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office June 24, 1945 – August 7, 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | Wim Schermerhorn (1945–1946) Louis Beel (1948-1948) |
| Succeeded by | Josef van Schaik |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office June 4, 1946 – July 4, 1946 | |
| Parliamentary leader - Social Democratic Workers' Party House of Representatives | |
| In office August 19, 1939 – June 24, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Willem Albarda |
| Succeeded by | Party Disbanded |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office May 9, 1933 – June 24, 1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willem Drees July 5, 1886 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | May 14, 1988 (aged 101) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Social Democratic Workers' Party (1904-1946) Labour Party (1946-1971) |
| Spouse(s) | Catharina Hent (1888-1974) |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam (Dr.h.c.) University of Maryland (Dr.h.c.) |
| Occupation | Politician Civil servant Author Accountant Stenographer |
| Nickname(s) | Little Father Drees |
Willem Drees (
Dutch pronunciation (help·info); July 5, 1886 – May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and its predecessor the SDAP. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 7, 1948 until December 22, 1958.
Before entering national politics Drees was a member of the municipal council and also an alderman of The Hague. During this time he was also a member of the Provincial States of South Holland.
Drees was an active performer of Esperanto.
Other websites
Media related to Willem Drees at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Dutch) Biography at Parlement.com
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