Hans Dijkstal
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Hans Dijkstal
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| In office May 19, 1998 – September 1, 2002 |
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| In office August 22, 1994 – August 3, 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
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| Preceded by | Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta |
| Succeeded by | Bram Peper |
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| In office August 22, 1994 – August 3, 1998 Serving with Hans van Mierlo |
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| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Wim Kok |
| Succeeded by | Els Borst Annemarie Jorritsma |
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| In office July 30, 1986 – August 22, 1994 |
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| In office November 11, 1982 – June 3, 1986 |
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| Born | February 28, 1943 Port Said, Egypt |
| Birth name | Henri Frans Dijkstal |
| Political party | VVD |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
Henri Frans ("Hans") Dijkstal (born February 28, 1943) is a Dutch politician. He was parliamentary leader in the Dutch House of Representatives of the VVD in the period 1998-2002, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior in the first Kok cabinet (1994-1998).
Dijkstal was born in Port Said, Egypt, where his father and grandfather worked in shipping. He was able to speak fluent Arabic before moving to the Netherlands at age five. He made a career as financial advisor, taught management courses and was council member for the city of Wassenaar. In 1982, he was first elected to the Dutch House of Representatives. He took over the leadership of the VVD faction from Frits Bolkestein in 1998. Dijkstal was the highest placed candidate for the VVD party in the 2002 parliamentary elections, that turned out disastrous for the party. Afterwards, he retired from active politics.
But when his former party started taking a heavy stance on 'allochtonen' (immigrants and their children) he teamed up with former politicians from a wide range of other parties in protest, to strive for a more tolerant society, under the name Een Land Een Samenleving ('One Country One Society').
[edit] External links
- http://www.eenlandeensamenleving.nl (in Dutch)
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| Preceded by Ed van Thijn |
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations 1994–1998 |
Succeeded by Bram Peper |
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| Preceded by Frits Bolkestein |
Political leader of the VVD July 30, 1998–May 16, 2002 |
Succeeded by Gerrit Zalm |
