Dries van Agt
Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt was a Dutch politician, jurist and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 19 December 1977 until 4 November 1982. He was a prominent leader of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later its successor party, the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
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- Born in
- Geldrop
- Educated at
- Radboud University
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of Jerusalem🏆 Eremedaille voor Voortvarendheid en Vernuft🏆 Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic🏆 Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau🏆 honorary citizen of North-Brabant
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1931
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