Henk Vredeling

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Henk Vredeling.

Hendrikus (Henk) Vredeling (20 November 1924, Amersfoort – 27 October 2007, Huis ter Heide) was a Dutch politician.

In 1956 he was first elected to the Dutch House of Representatives for the Dutch Labour Party. From 1958 to 1973 he was member of the European Parliament. He served as Minister of Defence (1973–1977) and European Commissioner (1977–1981).

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Preceded by
Hans de Koster
Minister of Defence
1973–1977
Succeeded by
Bram Stemerdink
Preceded by
Pierre Lardinois
Dutch European Commissioner
1977–1981
Succeeded by
Frans Andriessen