Dries van Agt facts for kids

Dries van Agt
His Excellency ; Dries van Agt
	Dries van Agt in 2011
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
	In office; 19 December 1977 – 4 November 1982
Monarch	Juliana (1977–1980); Beatrix (1980–1982)
Deputy	Hans Wiegel (1977–1981); Joop den Uyl (1981–1982); Jan Terlouw (1981–1982)
Preceded by	Joop den Uyl
Succeeded by	Ruud Lubbers
Queen's Commissioner of North Brabant
	In office; 1 June 1983 – 22 April 1987
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Jan Dirk van der Harten
Succeeded by	Frank Houben
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlanda
	In office; 28 May 1982 – 4 November 1982
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Max van der Stoel
Succeeded by	Hans van den Broek
Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands of the Netherlands
	In office; 10 June 1981 – 24 August 1981
Preceded by	Ruud Lubbers
Succeeded by	Ruud Lubbers
	In office; 8 June 1977 – 19 December 1977
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Wim Aantjes
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal
	In office; 22 October 1976 – 13 October 1982
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Ruud Lubbers
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
	In office; 11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Roelof Nelissen; Molly Geertsema
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
	In office; 16 September 1982 – 16 June 1983
	In office; 10 June 1981 – 9 September 1981
	In office; 8 June 1977 – 19 December 1977
	In office; 23 January 1973 – 22 April 1973
Minister of Justice of the Netherlands
	In office; 6 July 1971 – 8 September 1977
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel (1971–1973); Joop den Uyl (1973–1977)
Preceded by	Carel Polak
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman
Personal details
Born	Andreas Antonius Maria van Agt ; 2 February 1931 (age 88); Geldrop, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal; (from 1980)
Other political; affiliations	Catholic People's Party; (until 1980)
Spouse(s)	Eugenie Krekelberg; (m. 1958)
Children	Eugenie; Frans; Caroline
Residence	Nijmegen, Netherlands
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen; (Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician; Diplomat; Civil servant; Lawyer; Jurist; Author; Activist; Professor
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Website	Official site

Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdris fɑn ˈɑxt]; born 2 February 1931) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 19 December 1977, until 4 November 1982.

Images for kids

Dries van Agt as Minister of Justice in 1971.
Dries van Agt with Prime Minister of France Raymond Barre and Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Jean François-Poncet in 1980.
Dries van Agt and Prime Minister of Luxembourg and incoming President of the European Commission Gaston Thorn in 1980.
Dries van Agt at Andrews Field in Maryland in 1981.
Dries van Agt and Prime Minister of Japan Zenkō Suzuki in 1981.
Dries van Agt and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte in 2011.
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