Dick Dees | |
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Member of the Senate | |
In office 13 June 1995 –12 June 2007 | |
President of the Benelux Interparliamentary Consultative Council | |
In office 1 January 1993 –1 January 1994 | |
Preceded by | Jean Bock |
Succeeded by | Ady Jung |
State Secretary for Welfare, Health and Culture | |
In office 14 July 1986 –7 November 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Ruud Lubbers |
Preceded by | Joop van der Reijden |
Succeeded by | Hans Simons |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 14 September 1989 –13 June 1995 | |
In office 7 December 1972 –14 July 1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dirk Jan Dignus Dees 13 December 1944 Oostburg,Netherlands |
Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (since 1967) |
Residence(s) | Breda,Netherlands |
Alma mater | Utrecht University (Bachelor of Pharmacy,Master of Pharmacy) |
Occupation | Politician ·Civil servant ·Pharmacist ·Corporate director ·Nonprofit director ·Author |
Dirk Jan Dignus "Dick" Dees (born 13 December 1944) is a retired Dutch politician. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),he served as State Secretary for Welfare,Health and Culture from 1986 to 1989. [1]
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 7 December 1985 | ||
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 20 November 1989 | ||
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