Frans Andriessen
Frans Andriessen | |
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European Commissioner for Trade | |
In office 6 January 1989 – 6 January 1993 | |
President | Jacques Delors |
Preceded by | Willy De Clercq |
Succeeded by | Hans van den Broek |
European Commissioner for Competition | |
In office 6 January 1981 – 7 January 1985 | |
President | Gaston Thorn |
Preceded by | Raymond Vouel |
Succeeded by | Peter Sutherland |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 19 December 1977 – 22 February 1980 | |
Monarch | Juliana |
Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
Preceded by | Wim Duisenberg |
Succeeded by | Gijs van Aardenne |
Personal details | |
Born |
Utrecht, Netherlands | 2 April 1929
Political party |
Catholic People's Party (1967-1980) Christian Democratic Appeal (1980-present) |
Franciscus Henricus Johannes Joseph (Frans) Andriessen (born 2 April 1929 in Utrecht) is a senior Dutch politician.
In 1967 he was first elected to the House of Representatives for the Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP). From 1971 to 1977 he was leader of the KVP.[1] In 1977, the KVP merged with two protestant parties to form the Christen-Democratisch Appel (CDA). For the CDA, he served as Minister of Finance (1977–1980) and European Commissioner for Competition (1981-1985), Agriculture (1985-1989), and External Relations and Trade (1989–1993).[2] He is one of few politicians to serve three consecutive terms as an EU Commissioner.[3]
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Preceded by Henk Vredeling |
Dutch European Commissioner 1981–1993 |
Succeeded by Hans van den Broek |
Preceded by Raymond Vouel |
European Commissioner for Competition 1981–1985 |
Succeeded by Peter Sutherland |
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