Hans van Mierlo

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name =Hans van Mierlo


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birth_date =Birth date and age|1931|8|18|mf=y
birth_place =Breda, Netherlands
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office =Minister of Foreign Affairs
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term_start = 1994
term_end = 1998
predecessor = Pieter Kooijmans
successor = Jozias van Aartsen
office2 = Minister of Defense
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term_start2 = 1981
term_end2 = 1982
predecessor2 = Pieter de Geus
successor2 = Job de Ruiter
party = D66
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Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva (born August 18 1931) is a Dutch journalist and politician.

After obtaining his Law degree from Nijmegen's Catholic University, he was a domestic editor at a major Dutch newspaper named Algemeen Handelsblad.

In 1966 he co-founded the social liberal Democraten 66 (D66). He was member of parliament and party leader of D66 from 1967-1977 and from 1986-1994. Van Mierlo was Minister of Defense from 1981-1982 and served as a member of the Dutch senate from 1983-1986.

Hans van Mierlo concluded his political career as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994-1998 in the first cabinet of Wim Kok. He was appointed Minister of State in October 1998, a mainly honorary title for politicians with an extensive history of government service. His partner is Dutch bestseller-writer Connie Palmen.

External links

* http://www.minaz.nl/ministerraad/ministers_staat/html/cvs/mierlo.html