Frits Korthals Altes
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His Excellency Frits Korthals Altes |
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| President of the Senate of the Netherlands | |
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In office 11 March 1997 – 2 October 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Herman Tjeenk Willink |
| Succeeded by | Gerrit Braks |
| Member of the Senate | |
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In office 11 June 1991 – 2 October 2001 |
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| Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the Senate | |
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In office 13 June 1995 – 11 March 1997 |
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| Preceded by | David Luteijn |
| Succeeded by | Leendert Ginjaar |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 14 September 1989 – 11 June 1991 |
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| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Ruud Lubbers |
| Preceded by | Job de Ruiter |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Hirsch Ballin |
| Minister of the Interior | |
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In office 26 January 1987 – 3 February 1987 |
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| Prime Minister | Ruud Lubbers |
| Preceded by | Kees van Dijk |
| Succeeded by | Jan de Koning |
| Minister of the Interior | |
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In office 20 February 1986 – 12 March 1986 |
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| Prime Minister | Ruud Lubbers |
| Preceded by | Koos Rietkerk |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf de Korte |
| Member of the Senate | |
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In office 10 June 1981 – 4 November 1982 |
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| Party chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
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In office 15 March 1975 – 22 May 1981 |
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| Leader | Hans Wiegel |
| Preceded by | Haya van Someren |
| Succeeded by | Jan Kamminga |
| Personal details | |
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Frederik Korthals Altes 15 May 1931 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Married |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Residence | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (LL.M.) |
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Politician Jurist Lawyer |
| Religion | Remonstrants |
Frederik "Frits" Korthals Altes (born 15 May 1931) is a Dutch politician, who served as justice minister (1982–1989) during the first and second cabinets of prime minister Ruud Lubbers. He is an honorary member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Korthals Altes studied law at Leiden University, obtaining a degree in 1957 and then becoming practitioner for several years. In 1975, he became a chairman of the VVD, and he was elected to the Dutch Senate in 1981. He became a justice minister in the first and second cabinets of prime minister Ruud Lubbers, and was temporarily Minister of the Interior after minister Koos Rietkerk died suddenly in office.
After the second Lubbers cabinet fell because of a parliamentary motion of no confidence by the VVD faction, new elections were called, and Korthals Altes was elected to the Dutch House of Representatives. In 1991, he was elected back again to the Dutch Senate, where he became a Chairman of the Senate in 1997. From 1990 to 1997, he was also practising law again, with the Dutch firm Nauta Dutilh.
With his resignation from the senate in 2001, he was nominated as Minister of State. Earlier in 1997, the VVD gave him an honorary membership. From 1997 until 2001, he was President of the Senate. The Dutch Queen nominated Korthals Altes, alongside Rein Jan Hoekstra (CDA), as informateur, after a first round of talks between the CDA and Labour Party (PvdA) to form a new cabinet failed. The second Balkenende cabinet between the VVD, CDA and D66, was installed in May 2003.
Korthals Altes chaired a commission in 2007 that looked into the Dutch election process. The final report of the commission advised the government to abandon electronic voting machines, as they lack a paper trail.
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