Franciscus Henricus Johannes Joseph "Frans" Andriessen (2 April 1929 in Utrecht – 22 March 2019) was a senior Dutch politician.
Frans Andriessen | |
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| European Commissioner for Trade | |
| In office 6 January 1989 – 6 January 1993 | |
| President | Jacques Delors |
| Preceded by | Willy De Clercq |
| Succeeded by | Hans van den Broek |
| European Commissioner for Competition | |
| In office 6 January 1981 – 7 January 1985 | |
| President | Gaston Thorn |
| Preceded by | Raymond Vouel |
| Succeeded by | Peter Sutherland |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 19 December 1977 – 22 February 1980 | |
| Monarch | Juliana |
| Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
| Preceded by | Wim Duisenberg |
| Succeeded by | Gijs van Aardenne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1929 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | 22 March 2019 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Catholic People's Party (1967-1980) Christian Democratic Appeal (1980-2019) |
In 1967 he was first elected to the House of Representatives for the Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP). From 1971 to 1977 he was leader of the KVP.[1] In 1977, the KVP merged with two Protestant parties to form the Christen-Democratisch Appel (CDA).
He served as Minister of Finance (1977–1980) and European Commissioner for Competition (1981-1985), Agriculture (1985-1989), and External Relations and Trade (1989–1993).[2]
Andriessen was one of few politicians to serve three terms as an EU Commissioner.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Biography on CDA website". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ↑ Image on CVCE website
- ↑ Article on EuropeanVoice website
