Relus ter Beek

Who was Relus ter Beek?

Aurelus Louis "Relus" ter Beek was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from May 11, 1971 until November 7, 1989 when he became Minister of Defence serving from November 7, 1989 until August 22, 1994 in the Cabinet Lubbers III. He returned as a Member of the House of Representatives serving from May 17, 1994 until his resignation on January 1, 1995 to become the Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe, he served for thirteen years until his death on September 29, 2008 from lung cancer at the age of 64.