Willem Drees
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His Excellency Willem Drees |
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Willem Drees in 1950
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| Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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In office 7 August 1948 – 22 December 1958 |
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| Monarch |
Wilhelmina (1948) Juliana (1948–1958) |
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| Preceded by | Louis Beel |
| Succeeded by | Louis Beel |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 9 February 1946 – 22 December 1958 |
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| Preceded by | New title |
| Succeeded by | Jaap Burger |
| Minister of Finance of the Netherlands | |
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In office 1 July 1952 – 2 September 1952 |
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| Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
| Preceded by | Piet Lieftinck |
| Succeeded by | Johan van de Kieft |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs of the Netherlands | |
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In office 15 March 1951 – 31 March 1951 |
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| Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
| Preceded by | Johan van Maarseveen |
| Succeeded by | Leonard Antoon Peters |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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In office 24 June 1945 – 7 August 1948 |
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| Prime Minister |
Willem Schermerhorn (1945–1946) Louis Beel (1948) |
| Succeeded by | Josef van Schaik |
| Minister of Social Affairs of the Netherlands | |
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In office 24 June 1945 – 7 August 1948 |
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| Prime Minister |
Willem Schermerhorn (1945–1946) Louis Beel (1948) |
| Preceded by | Dolf Joekes |
| Succeeded by | Frans Wijffels |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Workers' Party | |
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In office 14 May 1940 – 9 February 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Willem Albarda |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Parliamentary leader of the Social Democratic Workers' Party in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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In office 5 September 1939 – 24 June 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Willem Albarda |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| 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 – 2 September 1952 |
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In office 27 July 1948 – 10 August 1948 |
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In office 4 June 1946 – 4 July 1946 |
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In office 9 May 1933 – 24 June 1945 |
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| Personal details | |
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Willem Drees, Sr. 5 July 1886 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 14 May 1988 (aged 101) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Labour Party (1946–1971) |
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Social Democratic Workers' Party (1904–1946) |
| Spouse(s) | Catharina Hent (m. 1910; d. 1974) |
| Children | Adriana Drees (1914–1920) Annie Drees (1911–2002) Jan Drees (1919–2002) Willem Drees, Jr. (1922–1998) |
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Politician Civil servant Accountant Stenographer Bank teller Historian Author |
| Religion | Reformed (until 1904) |
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Willem Drees, Sr. (
Dutch pronunciation ) (5 July 1886 – 14 May 1988) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 7 August 1948 until 22 December 1958.
Drees, a civil servant and accountant by occupation, worked for the as a bank teller from 1903 until 1906 and as a stenographer for the States General of the Netherlands from 1907 until 1945. He served as Member of the House of Representatives from May 9, 1933 until June 24, 1945. And as the Parliamentary leader of the Social Democratic Workers' Party in the House of Representatives from August 19, 1939 until June 24, 1945 when he became Minister of Social Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister serving from June 24, 1945 until August 7, 1948 in the Cabinets Schermerhorn-Drees and Beel I. He served again a short periode as a Member of the House of Representatives, after the Dutch general election of 1946 from June 4, 1946 until July 4, 1946. After the Dutch general election of 1948, Drees became Prime Minister of the Netherlands, leading the Cabinets Drees-Van Schaik, Drees I, Drees II and Drees III. And as acting Minister of Colonial Affairs from March 15, 1951 until March 31, 1951 and as acting Minister of Finance from July 1, 1952 until September 2, 1952, following the resignations of Johannes Henricus van Maarseveen and Piet Lieftinck respectively. He again had two short stints as a Member of the House of Representatives after the Dutch general election of 1952 and 1952, serving from July 15, 1952 until September 2, 1952 and from July 3, 1956 until October 3, 1956.
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