Joseph Luns
Politician
1911 – 2002
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Who was Joseph Luns?
Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party, now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal. He was the longest-serving Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs from September 2, 1952 until July 6, 1971 and later became the 5th Secretary General of NATO for 13 years from October 1, 1971 until June 25, 1984.
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- Born
- Aug 28, 1911
Rotterdam - Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Education
- Leiden University
- Universiteit van Amsterdam
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Lived in
- Rotterdam
- Died
- Jul 17, 2002
Brussels
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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