After obtaining his Law degree from Nijmegen's Catholic University, he was a domestic editor at a major Dutch newspaper named Algemeen Handelsblad.
In 1966 he co-founded the social liberal Democraten 66 (D66). He was member of parliament and party leader of D66 from 1967-1977 and from 1986-1994. Van Mierlo was Minister of Defense from 1981-1982 and served as a member of the Dutch senate from 1983-1986.
Hans van Mierlo concluded his political career as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994-1998 in the first cabinet of Wim Kok. He was appointed Minister of State in October 1998, a mainly honorary title for politicians with an extensive history of government service. His partner is Dutch bestseller-writer Connie Palmen.
External links
- http://www.minaz.nl/ministerraad/ministers_staat/html/cvs/mierlo.html
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After obtaining his Law degree from Nijmegen's Catholic University, he was a domestic editor at a major Dutch newspaper named Algemeen Handelsblad.
In 1966 he co-founded the social liberal Democraten 66 (D66). He was member of parliament and party leader of D66 from 1967-1977 and from 1986-1994. Van Mierlo was Minister of Defense from 1981-1982 and served as a member of the Dutch senate from 1983-1986.
Hans van Mierlo concluded his political career as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994-1998 in the first cabinet of Wim Kok. He was appointed Minister of State in October 1998, a mainly honorary title for politicians with an extensive history of government service. His partner is Dutch bestseller-writer Connie Palmen.
External links
- http://www.minaz.nl/ministerraad/ministers_staat/html/cvs/mierlo.html
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Sunday May 25, 2008 at 03:00:12 PDT (GMT -0700)
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