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    Willem Drees Sr. (Dutch pronunciation; 5 July 1886 – 14 May 1988) was a Dutch politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later co-founder...
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  • Netherlands. Drees was born in the Hague on April 20, 1954, as the third child of five and the only son of Willem Drees jr (1922–1998) and Anna Erica Drees-Gescher...
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    one son Willem B. Drees, their third child, became a philosopher. Anna Erica Drees-Gescher died on 12 May 1988 at the age of 65. Willem Drees Jr. died...
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  • James Drees (1930–2022), American politician Jochen Drees (born 1970), German football referee Tom Drees (born 1963), American baseball player Willem B....
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    The Drees–Van Schaik cabinet, also called the First Drees cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 7 August 1948 until 15 March 1951...
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    civil engineer Willem Schermerhorn of the Free-thinking Democratic League serving as Prime Minister. Social Democratic Leader Willem Drees served as Deputy...
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    and social democrat, Willem Drees. They invited Beel to remain as Minister of the Interior in their cabinet (the Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet). According...
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    The Second Drees cabinet, also called the Third Drees cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 2 September 1952 until 13 October 1956...
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  • Christian Democratic Union. Prime Ministers from the Labour Party have been Willem Drees (1948–1958), Joop den Uyl (1973–1977) and Wim Kok (1994–2002). From 2012...
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    The Third Drees cabinet, also called the Fourth Drees cabinet, was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 13 October 1956 until 22 December...
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  • February 2002 (in Dutch) Willem Drees gekozen tot ‘Dé premier na WO II’, Geschiedenis24.nl, 15 January 2006 (in Dutch) NRC-enquête: Drees en Lubbers beste premiers...
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    two ministers and two junior ministers, among them the party leader, Willem Drees jr, who became minister of Transport and Water Works. In 1972, the cabinet...
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    Politiek. "Kabinet-Drees-Van Schaik". DreesVanSchaik. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees I". DreesI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees II". DreesII. Rijksoverheid...
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    longest-lived prime ministers of all time, along with Antoine Pinay, Willem Drees and Christopher Hornsrud, and at his death was the last surviving full...
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    Willem "Wim" Schermerhorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈsxɛrmərˌɦɔrn]; 17 December 1894 – 10 March 1977) was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister...
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    Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees I". DreesI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees II". DreesII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees III". DreesIII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Beel...
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  • (PvdA) formed the core of several 'Roman/Red' cabinets, led primarily by Willem Drees. After the Catholic KVP merged with two Protestant parties to form the...
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    The First Drees cabinet, also called the Second Drees cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 15 March 1951 until 2 September 1952...
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    Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees I". DreesI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees II". DreesII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees III". DreesIII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Beel...
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    "Kabinet-Schermerhorn-Drees". SchermerhornDrees. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Beel I". BeelI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees-Van Schaik". DreesVanSchaik. Rijksoverheid...
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    July 2012 (in Dutch) Willem Drees gekozen tot ‘Dé premier na WO II’, Geschiedenis24.nl, 15 January 2006 (in Dutch) NRC-enquête: Drees en Lubbers beste premiers...
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    Awadalla Prime Minister of Sudan (1969) 1917 2019 101 years, 321 days 7 Willem Drees Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958) 1886 1988 101 years, 314...
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  • Dutch government under Willem Drees (1951–1952) Second Drees cabinet, the Dutch government under Willem Drees (1952–1956) Third Drees cabinet, the Dutch government...
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  • Speaker of the Dutch parliament 1989 to 1996 & former Mayor of The Hague Willem Drees (1886–1988), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Machiel de Graaf...
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  • Raymond A. Spruance, American admiral, ambassador (d. 1969) July 5 – Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, 30th Prime Minister of the Netherlands...
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    Labour Party. Indicated changes in seats are compared to the Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet appointed by Queen Wilhelmina after World War II. Dieter Nohlen...
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  • continuation of a 1947 temporary law. The old law was a proposal by Willem Drees, while the new one came about when he was prime minister. It is the one...
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    Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees I". DreesI. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees II". DreesII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Drees III". DreesIII. Rijksoverheid. "Kabinet-Beel...
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    took part in the broad cabinets led by the Labour Party Prime Minister Willem Drees. The party was a junior partner with only eight seats to the Catholic...
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    launch of minesweeper HNLMS Sneek, because Drees was said to be in favour of reducing naval expenditure. Drees’ government was in caretaker mode at the...
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