Hans Dijkstal
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His Excellency Hans Dijkstal |
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Hans Dijkstal in 1988
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| Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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In office 30 July 1998 – 16 May 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Frits Bolkestein |
| Succeeded by | Gerrit Zalm |
| Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
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In office 30 July 1998 – 16 May 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Frits Bolkestein |
| Succeeded by | Gerrit Zalm |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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In office 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 Serving with Hans van Mierlo |
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| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Wim Kok |
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Els Borst Annemarie Jorritsma |
| Minister of the Interior of the Netherlands | |
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In office 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta |
| Succeeded by | Bram Peper |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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In office 19 May 1998 – 1 September 2002 |
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In office 30 July 1986 – 22 August 1994 |
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In office 11 November 1982 – 3 June 1986 |
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| Personal details | |
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Henri Frans Dijkstal 28 February 1943 Port Said, Egypt |
| Died | 9 May 2010 (aged 67) Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Anneke Dijkstal (m. 1966–2010; his death) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Law) |
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Politician Corporate director Nonprofit director Financial adviser Teacher |
Henri Frans "Hans" Dijkstal (28 February 1943 – 9 May 2010) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Dijkstal a financial adviser by occupation, was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives on 11 November 1982 after the Dutch general election of 1982, serving until 3 June 1986 and from 30 July 1986 until 22 August 1994. After the Dutch general election of 1994 he became Minister of the Interior and Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the Cabinet Kok I. After the Dutch general election of 1998 incumbent Party leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Frits Bolkestein announced his retirement and Dijkstal was elected his successor. He returned to the House of Representatives on 19 May 1998 and became the Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives and the Party leaders of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy on 30 July 1998. For the Dutch general election of 2002 he was the lijsttrekker (top candidate), Dijkstal and Ad Melkert the Party leader of the Labour Party were the front runners to become the next Prime Minister, but the unexpected arrival of Pim Fortuyn of Livable Netherlands (LN) and later the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF), turned the polls. Fortuyn blamed the problems in the country on the Purple cabinets (in which both Dijkstal and Melkert served as ministers). Fortuyn depicted Dijkstal and Melkert as two bureaucrats who didn't understand the feelings and problems among the population. After a heated campaign a mere days before the election, Fortuyn was assassinated in Hilversum. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy suffered a big defeat in the election losing fourteen seats, Dijkstal accepted responsibility for the defeat and sequentially left national politics. He resigned as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives on 16 May 2002 and gave up his seat in the House of Representatives on 1 September 2002.
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