Background
DREES, Willem was born on December 24, 1922 in The Hague. Son of the late Doctor Willem Drees and Catharina Hent.
DREES, Willem was born on December 24, 1922 in The Hague. Son of the late Doctor Willem Drees and Catharina Hent.
After attending Gymnasium Haganum from 1934 to 1940, Drees studied at the from 1940 to 1946, and gained his doctorate there in 1955.
After the Dutch general election of 1971 and became Minister of Transport and Water Management in the Cabinet Biesheuvel I serving from 6 July 1971 until 21 July 1972. He returned to the House of Representatives on 5 September 1972 and again became Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives on 14 May 1973. He resigned his positions on 20 August 1977 and retired as Leader of the Democratic Socialists "70 the same day.
Education Family Anna Erica Drees-Gescher died on 12 May 1988 at the age of 65.
Willem Drees, Junior. died on 5 September 1998 at the age of 75.
Son of former Prime Minister of the Netherlands Willem Drees, he was member of the Labour Party from 1946 until 1970 when he entered politics as Party leader of the new Democratic Socialists "70, a relatively right-wing split from the Labour Party.
He served as Parliamentary leader of the Democratic Socialists "70 in the House of Representatives from 29 April 1971 and a Member of the House of Representatives from 11 May 1971.
Married Anna East. Gescher in 1947.