Joseph Luns
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Dutch politician and diplomat (1911–2002)
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It sits within the topics 1911 births, 2002 deaths and 20th-century Dutch diplomats.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Manlio Brosio
- Succeeded by
- The Lord Carrington
- Prime minister
- See list Willem Drees (1956–1958), Louis Beel (1958–1959), Jan de Quay (1959–1963), Victor Marijnen (1963–1965), Jo Cals (1965–1966), Jelle Zijlstra (1966–1967), Piet de Jong (1967–1971)
- Born
- Joseph Antoine Marie Hubert Luns , ( 1911-08-28 ) 28 August 1911, Rotterdam , Netherlands
- Died
- 17 July 2002 (2002-07-17) (aged 90), Brussels , Belgium
- Party
- Catholic People's Party (1945–1972)
- Other political affiliations
- Independent (from 1972)
- Spouse
- Baroness Lia van Heemstra ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 10 January 1939</span>"}]]}'>1939 ; died 30 May 1990</span>"}]]}'>1990 )
- Relations
- Theo Luns [ nl ] (brother)
- Parent
- Huib Luns (father)
- Education
- Leiden University ( LLB , LLM ) London School of Economics ( BEcon )
- Occupation
- Politician diplomat civil servant jurist economist historian
- Branch service
- Royal Netherlands Navy
- Years of service
- 1930–1931 ( Conscription ) 1931–1936 ( Reserve )
- Rank
- Warrant officer
- Unit
- Netherlands Coastguard
- Battles wars
- Cold War
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Rotterdam
- Place of death
- Brussels
- Father
- Huib Luns
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Ignatius Gymnasium
- Political party
- National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Luns, J.M.A.H. - SFA008007314.jpg
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- Joseph Luns
- date of birth
- 1911-08-28
- date of death
- 2002-07-17
- birth name
- Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns
- archives at
- Nationaal Archief
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns ( Dutch: [ˈjoːzəf ˈlʏns]; 28 August 1911 – 17 July 2002) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and jurist who served as the fifth secretary general of NATO from 1971 to 1984, being the longest-serving officeholder since the office was established in 1952. Prior to this, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs, starting in 1956. Luns was a member of the now-defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP), later merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Luns attended Saint Ignatius Gymnasium in Amsterdam from April 1924 until June 1930. He was conscripted in the Coastguard of the Royal Netherlands Navy serving as a warrant officer from June 1930 until July 1931. He applied at the University of Amsterdam in July 1931 majoring in law before transferring to the Leiden University in November 1932, obtaining a Bachelor of Laws degree in June 1933 and graduating with a Master of Laws degree in July 1937. He applied at the London School of Economics of the University of London in January 1938 for a postgraduate education in economics, obtaining a Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1938.
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