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Barend Biesheuvel

1920 - 2001

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Barend Willem Biesheuvel (; 5 April 1920 – 29 April 2001) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 6 July 1971 until 11 May 1973. Biesheuvel studied law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam obtaining a Master of Laws degree and worked as a civil servant for the provincial executive of North Holland from September 1945 until January 1952 and as trade association executive for the Christian Farmers and Gardeners Association (CBTB) from January 1952 until July 1959 and as chairman from August 1956. Biesheuvel became a member of the House of Representatives shortly after the number of seats was raised from 100 to 150 seats following the 1956 general election, taking office on 6 November 1956. He served as a frontbencher and spokesperson for agriculture, local government affairs and Kingdom relations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barend Biesheuvel is the 10,774th most popular politician (down from 9,558th in 2019), the 475th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 424th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Barend Biesheuvel ranks 10,774 out of 19,576. Before him are Mark Gordon, Jamil Mahuad, Nithard, Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man, Zdeněk Fierlinger, and Ivars Godmanis. After him are Rupiah Banda, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Constantin Ion Parhon, Publius Vatinius, Vincent Massey, and Paula Hawkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Barend Biesheuvel ranks 184. Before him are Yang Kyoungjong, Julien Ries, Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Knut Nordahl, Juan José Torres, and Fiorenzo Magni. After him are Yves Robert, Zao Wou-Ki, Mahendra of Nepal, Stéphanos II Ghattas, Eduardo Francisco Pironio, and Chatichai Choonhavan. Among people deceased in 2001, Barend Biesheuvel ranks 120. Before him are William T. Stearn, Michael Ritchie, Stefan Heym, Beate Uhse-Rotermund, Aaliyah, and Alexei Tupolev. After him are Beatrice Straight, Josef Klaus, Edwin H. Colbert, Jason Miller, Betty Everett, and Marta Hillers.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Barend Biesheuvel ranks 475 out of 1,646. Before him are Lenny Kuhr (1950), Reinhart Dozy (1820), Gerald Vanenburg (1964), Isaac van Ostade (1621), Herman van Veen (1945), and Wim Ruska (1940). After him are Eduard van Beinum (1900), Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873), Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587), Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934), Hennie Kuiper (1949), and Maarten Schmidt (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Barend Biesheuvel ranks 77. Before him are Dirk Jan de Geer (1870), Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692), Nicolaes Witsen (1641), Herman Willem Daendels (1762), Philippa of Guelders (1464), and Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern (1625). After him are Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710), Johannes van den Bosch (1780), Jelle Zijlstra (1918), Jan Gies (1905), Louis Beel (1902), and Victor Marijnen (1917).

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