Louis Beel Politician

Louis Joseph Maria Beel (April 12, 1902 – February 11, 1977) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from July 3, 1946 until August 7, 1948 and again from December 22, 1958 until May 19, 1959. Because of his long service record he was considered by some as having the status of a statesman.On November 22, 1956, he was granted the honorary title of Minister of State.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 12, 1902
Birth name	Louis Joseph Maria Beel
Birth place	Netherlands , Roermond
Nationality	Netherlands
Date of death	February 11, 1977
Place of death	Netherlands , Utrecht (province)
Education	Radboud University Nijmegen

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Office holder

monarch	Juliana of the Netherlands Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
office	Deputy Prime Minister Prime Minister of the Netherlands Minister of the Interior Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies Member of the Dutch Council of State Minister of Social Work Vice President of the Dutch Council of State
party	Catholic People's Party Roman-Catholic State Party
prime minister	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy Willem Drees Wim Schermerhorn
successor	Frans-Jozef van Thiel Teun Struycken Jan de Quay Willem Drees Tony Lovink Julius van Oven Marinus Ruppert Petrus Witteman