Frans Andriessen
| Frans Andriessen | |
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| European Commissioner for Trade | |
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In office 6 January 1989 – 6 January 1993 |
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| President | Jacques Delors |
| Preceded by | Willy De Clercq |
| Succeeded by | Hans van den Broek |
| European Commissioner for Competition | |
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In office 6 January 1981 – 7 January 1985 |
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| President | Gaston Thorn |
| Preceded by | Raymond Vouel |
| Succeeded by | Peter Sutherland |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 19 December 1977 – 22 February 1980 |
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| Monarch | Juliana |
| Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
| Preceded by | Wim Duisenberg |
| Succeeded by | Gijs van Aardenne |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 April 1929 Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Political party |
Catholic People's Party (1967-1980) Christian Democratic Appeal (1980-present) |
Franciscus Henricus Johannes Joseph (Frans) Andriessen (born 2 April 1929 in Utrecht) is a senior Dutch politician.
In 1967 he was first elected to the House of Representatives for the Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP). From 1971 to 1977 he was leader of the KVP. In 1977, the KVP merged with two protestant parties to form the Christen-Democratisch Appel (CDA). For the CDA, he served as Minister of Finance (1977–1980) and European Commissioner for Competition (1981-1985), Agriculture (1985-1989), and External Relations and Trade (1989–1993). He is one of few politicians to serve three consecutive terms as an EU Commissioner.
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