Henk Vredeling
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Hendrikus Vredeling (20 November 1924, Amersfoort
– 27 October 2007, Huis ter Heide
) was a Dutch politician
.
In 1956 he was first elected to the Dutch House of Representatives for the Dutch Labour Party. From 1958 to 1973 he was member of the European Parliament
. He served as Minister of Defence
(1973–1977) and European Commissioner
(1977–1981).
Amersfoort
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...
– 27 October 2007, Huis ter Heide
Huis ter Heide (Utrecht)
Huis ter Heide is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht . It is located in the municipality of Zeist, about 2 km northeast of the centre of the town Zeist.Huis ter Heide has a population of about 1400....
) was a Dutch politician
Politics of the Netherlands
The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state. The Netherlands is described as a consociational state...
.
In 1956 he was first elected to the Dutch House of Representatives for the Dutch Labour Party. From 1958 to 1973 he was member of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
. He served as Minister of Defence
Defence minister
A defence minister is a person in a cabinet position in charge of a Ministry of Defence, which regulates the armed forces in some sovereign nations...
(1973–1977) and European Commissioner
European Commissioner
A European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each Member within the college holds a specific portfolio and are led by the President of the European Commission...
(1977–1981).