Dries van Agt Politician

Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdris fɑn ˈɑxt]; born 2 February 1931) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from December 19, 1977, until November 4, 1982.He previously served as Minister of Justice from July 6, 1971, until September 8, 1977, in the Cabinets Biesheuvel I, II and Den Uyl. And Deputy Prime Minister from May 11, 1973, until September 8, 1977, in the Cabinet Den Uyl. He resigned as Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister to become the first Christian Democratic Appeal Party leader and the first Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives which he served from May 26, 1977, until December 19, 1977, and a Member of the House of Representatives from June 8, 1977 until December 19, 1977. Van Agt became Prime Minister of the Netherlands, leading the Cabinets Van Agt I, II and III. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for his Third cabinet.After his premiership, Van Agt remained in active politics and became the Queen's Commissioner of North Brabant serving from June 1, 1983, until April 22, 1987, when he resigned as Queen's Commissioner because of criticism on his performance and his cooperation with the States-Provincial. After leaving North Brabant, he became a diplomat for the European Communities, serving first as ambassador to Japan from April 1, 1987, until April 1, 1989, when he became the ambassador to the United States until April 1, 1995.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Agt Andreas Antonius Maria van
Birth date	February 02, 1931
Birth name	Andreas Antonius Maria van Agt
Birth place	Netherlands , Geldrop
Nationality	Netherlands
Religion	Catholic Church
Residence	Netherlands , Nijmegen
Education	Ritsumeikan University Honorary degree Master of Laws Radboud University Nijmegen University of South Carolina Kwansei Gakuin University Hansung University

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Office holder

deputy	Jan Terlouw Hans Wiegel Joop den Uyl
monarch	Juliana of the Netherlands Beatrix of the Netherlands
office	Member of the House of Representatives Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Justice Prime Minister of the Netherlands Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands Party leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal Queen's Commissioner of North Brabant Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives
other party	Catholic People's Party
party	Christian Democratic Appeal
prime minister	Barend Biesheuvel Joop den Uyl
successor	Frank Houben Hans van den Broek Wim Aantjes Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman Ruud Lubbers