Sicco Mansholt
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His Excellency Sicco Mansholt |
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Sicco Mansholt in 1967
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| President of the European Commission | |
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In office 22 March 1972 – 6 January 1973 |
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| Vice President | Wilhelm Haferkamp |
| Preceded by | Franco Maria Malfatti |
| Succeeded by | François-Xavier Ortoli |
| European Commissioner for Agriculture | |
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In office 1 January 1958 – 22 March 1972 |
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| President |
Walter Hallstein (1958–1967) Jean Rey (1967–1970) Franco Maria Malfatti (1970–1972) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fishing and Food Supply of the Netherlands | |
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In office 25 June 1945 – 1 January 1958 |
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| Prime Minister |
Willem Schermerhorn (1945–1946) Louis Beel (1946–1948) Willem Drees (1948–1958) |
| Preceded by |
Hans Gispen (Trade, Industry, and Agriculture) Jim de Booy (Shipping and Fishing) |
| Succeeded by | Kees Staf |
| Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands | |
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In office 14 January 1948 – 21 January 1948 |
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| Prime Minister | Louis Beel |
| Preceded by | Gerardus Huysmans |
| Succeeded by | Jan van den Brink |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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In office 3 July 1956 – 3 October 1956 |
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In office 15 July 1952 – 6 September 1952 |
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In office 27 July 1948 – 10 August 1948 |
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In office 4 June 1946 – 18 July 1946 |
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| Acting Mayor of Wieringermeer | |
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In office 30 April 1945 – 22 May 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Aris Saal |
| Succeeded by | Gerrit Gesenius Loggers |
| Personal details | |
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Sicco Leendert Mansholt 13 September 1908 Ulrum, Netherlands |
| Died | 29 June 1995 (aged 86) Wapserveen, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Labour Party (from 1946) |
| Other political affiliations |
Social Democratic Workers' Party (1937–1946) |
| Spouse(s) | Henny Postel (m. 1938; his death 1995) |
| Children | 2 sons and 2 daughters |
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Politician Civil servant Farmer |
Sicco Leendert Mansholt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɪkoː ˈleːndərt ˈmɑnsɦɔlt]; 13 September 1908 – 29 June 1995) was a Dutch politician, recognised as one of the founding fathers of the European Union. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), Mansholt was a farmer who entered politics in the late 1930s. During World War II, when the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany, he was involved in the Dutch Resistance and witnessed the Dutch famine of 1944. After the war, he was offered a ministerial portfolio as Minister of Agriculture, Fishing, and Food Supply (1945–1958). He later became European Commissioner for Agriculture (1958–1972), and fourth President of the European Commission (1972–1973). He was one of the architects of the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union.
Sicco Leendert Mansholt was born on 13 September 1908 in Ulrum, Groningen, Netherlands.
Mansholt came from a socialist farmer's family in the Dutch province of Groningen. Both his father and grandfather were supporters of early socialist leaders such as Multatuli, Domela Nieuwenhuis and Troelstra. His father, Lambertus H. Mansholt, was a delegate for the socialist SDAP party in the Groningen provincial chamber. His mother, Wabien Andreae, daughter of a judge in Heerenveen, was one of the first women to have studied Political Science. She organised political meetings for other women, usually in their own homes.
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