Sicco Mansholt Politician

Sicco Leendert Mansholt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪkoː ˈleːndərt ˈmɑnsɦɔlt]; 13 September 1908 – 29 June 1995) was a Dutch politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party and Labour Party. He was the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Fishing, and Food Supply (1945–1958), European Commissioner for Agriculture (1958–1972), and fourth President of the European Commission (1972–1973). He is one of the architects of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union.

Personal facts

Sicco Mansholt
Birth dateSeptember 13, 1908
Birth nameSicco Leendert Mansholt
Birth place
Netherlands , Groningen (province) , Ulrum
Nationality
Netherlands
Date of deathJune 29, 1995
Place of death
Netherlands , Drenthe , Wapserveen

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Office holder

monarch
Juliana of the Netherlands
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
office
President of the European Commission
European Commissioner for Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture Fishing and Food Supply
party
Labour Party (Netherlands)
Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands)
president
prime minister
successor
Kees Staf
Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza
vice president
Wilhelm Haferkamp

Sicco Mansholt on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll35q2y5/s_l_sicco_mansholt