Hans Wiegel

Politician

1941 –

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Who is Hans Wiegel?

Hans Wiegel is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. He became a Member of the House of Representatives on 18 April 1967. When the Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Molly Geertsema became Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet Biesheuvel I, Wiegel was chosen to succeed him in both positions, he became youngest Party Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ever at the age of twenty-nine on 7 July 1971 and became the Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives on 20 July 1971. For the Dutch general election of 1972 Wiegel was the lijsttrekker and won six seats in the House of Representatives. Wiegel served as opposition leader against then Prime Minister Joop den Uyl and his cabinet. After the Dutch general election of 1977 Wiegel for a second time as lijsttrekker won again six seats and after a long formation period resulted in a coalition agreement with the Christian Democratic Appeal which formed the Cabinet Van Agt I.

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Born
Jul 16, 1941
Amsterdam
Spouses
Religion
  • Atheism
Nationality
  • Netherlands
Profession
Education
  • University of Amsterdam
Lived in
  • Amsterdam

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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