Joseph Luns Politician

Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns (August 28, 1911 – July 17, 2002) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP), now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He was the longest-serving Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs from September 2, 1952 until July 6, 1971 and later became the 5th (and also longest-serving) Secretary General of NATO for 13 years from October 1, 1971 until June 25, 1984.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Luns Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert
Birth date	August 28, 1911
Birth name	Joseph Antoine Marie Hubert Luns
Birth place	Netherlands , Rotterdam
Nationality	Netherlands
Religion	Catholic Church
Date of death	July 17, 2002
Place of death	Belgium , Brussels
Education	University of Amsterdam Leiden University London School of Economics

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Office holder

associate	Johan Willem Beyen
office	Member of the House of Representatives Minister of Foreign Affairs 5th Secretary General of NATO
other party	National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands Roman-Catholic State Party
party	Catholic People's Party
prime minister	Jan de Quay Jelle Zijlstra Jo Cals Piet de Jong Willem Drees Louis Beel Victor Marijnen
successor	Peter Carington 6th Baron Carrington Norbert Schmelzer