Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 19 December 1977 – 7 November 1978
Preceded by
Dries van Agt
Succeeded by
Ruud Lubbers
Parliamentary group
Christian Democratic Appeal
In office 7 March 1973 – 8 June 1977
Preceded by
Barend Biesheuvel
Succeeded by
Office discontinued
In office 6 July 1971 – 7 December 1972
Preceded by
Barend Biesheuvel
Succeeded by
Barend Biesheuvel
Parliamentary group
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Deputy Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party
In office 23 February 1967 – 7 March 1973
Leader
Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by
Bauke Roolvink
Succeeded by
Gerrit van Dam
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 26 May 1959 – 7 November 1978
Parliamentary group
Christian Democratic Appeal (1977–1978) Anti-Revolutionary Party (1959–1977)
Personal details
Born
Willem Aantjes
(1923-01-16)16 January 1923 Bleskensgraaf, Netherlands
Died
22 October 2015(2015-10-22) (aged 92) Utrecht, Netherlands
Political party
Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations
Anti-Revolutionary Party (until 1980)
Spouses
Gisela Braun
(m. 1953; div. 1995)
Ineke Ludikhuize
(m. 2000)
Children
2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma mater
Utrecht University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation
Politician · Jurist · Nonprofit director
Willem "Wim" Aantjes (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈʋɪləmˈʋɪmˈaːɲcəs]; 16 January 1923 – 22 October 2015) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
A jurist by occupation, Aantjes was elected to the House of Representatives on 26 May 1959 after the general election of 1959. He served as the parliamentary leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party in the House of Representatives from 22 June 1971 until 30 November 1972, a period during which Barend Biesheuvel (then Leader of the ARP) served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Aantjes became Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party and parliamentary leader on 7 March 1973, and served until 25 May 1977; he then became the parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives, serving from 19 December 1977 until 7 November 1978, when he resigned both his positions.
his positions. WillemAantjes was born on 16 January 1923 in Bleskensgraaf, in the province of South Holland. His father, Klaas Aantjes, was an alderman...
Aantjes is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: Johan Aantjes (born 1958), Dutch water polo player WillemAantjes (1923–2015), Dutch...
Economic Affairs. Following the resignation of Parliamentary leader WillemAantjes Lubbers was selected as his successor taking office on 7 November 1978...
1977 – 19 December 1977 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by WillemAantjes Parliamentary group Christian Democratic Appeal Leader of the Christian...
Barend Willem Biesheuvel (pronunciation; 5 April 1920 – 29 April 2001) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now the Christian...
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special commission to examine who had knowledge of the war past of WillemAantjes, how they had come to this knowledge and if someone had been using it...
became a Member of the House of Representatives after the resignation of WillemAantjes, taking office on 21 November 1978 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson...
Anti-Revolutionary Party In office 13 December 1975 – 27 September 1980 Leader WillemAantjes Preceded by Jan de Koning Succeeded by Office discontinued Member of...
the list; Aantjes. CHU leader Roelof Kruisinga was mainly interested in a ministerial post and contacted PvdA members about this. Aantjes also had a...
carries the mark of genius. Source: Henk Chabot was a son of Willem Chabot and Johanna Aantje van den Hoven. As a child he moved with his parents in 1906...
given name or a shortened form of Willem and may refer to: Wim Anderiesen (1903–1944), Dutch footballer Wim Aantjes (1923–2015), Dutch politician Wim...
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