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Willem Drees

Willem Drees

Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Willem Drees Sr. was a Dutch politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party and later co-founder of the Labour Party and historian who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 7 August 1948 to 22 December 1958. Wikipedia
Born: July 5, 1886, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: May 14, 1988 (age 101 years), The Hague, Netherlands
Previous offices: Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (1956–1956), Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (1952–1952), Minister of Finance of the Netherlands (1952–1952), and more
Grandchild: Willem B. Drees
Spouse: Catharina Hent (m. 1910–1974)