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Dries van Agt

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Dries van Agt

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Also known as Andreas Antonius Maria van Agt, Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt, Van Agt

Dutch politician

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Dries van Agt was a person who lived from February 2, 1931, to February 5, 2024. He had three children. His official website is driesvanagt.nl.

He is associated with five works. On the music platform Last.fm, his profile lists two listeners and two playcounts. Additionally, his name is referenced by 436 other encyclopedia articles.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
2

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Quotes

  • There’s a war criminal coming to this country. ... The occupation and expansion … building of settlements, of occupied territory, this is according to the Rome Statute, which is… the setup… the statute on which the is based, in so many words, a . ... So why should we receive someone who continues with such things, we could have sent him right away to the international criminal court, that would have been better

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Key facts

Monarchs
Juliana , Beatrix
Deputy
See list Hans Wiegel (1977–1981), Joop den Uyl (1981–1982), Jan Terlouw (1981–1982)
Preceded by
Joop den Uyl
Succeeded by
Ruud Lubbers
Monarch
Beatrix
Prime minister
Himself
Parliamentary group
Christian Democratic Appeal
Born
Andreas Antonius Maria van Agt , ( 1931-02-02 ) 2 February 1931, Geldrop , Netherlands
Died
5 February 2024 (2024-02-05) (aged 93), Nijmegen , Netherlands
Cause of death
Assisted suicide
Party
Christian Democratic Appeal , (1980–2021)
Other political affiliations
Catholic People's Party , (until 1980)
Spouse
Eugenie Krekelberg
Alma mater
Radboud University Nijmegen , ( LL.B. , LL.M. )

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Encyclopedic overview

Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt ( Dutch: [ˈdris fɑn ˈɑxt] ; 2 February 1931 – 5 February 2024) was a Dutch politician, jurist and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 19 December 1977 until 4 November 1982. He was a prominent leader of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later its successor party, the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Van Agt was known for his abilities as a skilled debater and negotiator. During his premiership, his cabinets were responsible for several major public sector and civil service reforms and further reducing the deficit following the recession in the 1980s. Van Agt continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until he suffered a major stroke in May 2019 which forced him to undergo rehabilitation. He held the distinction as the oldest living and earliest serving former prime minister following the death of Piet de Jong in July 2016, until his death by assisted suicide in February 2024.

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