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Hans van den Broek

1936 - 2025

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Henri "Hans" van den Broek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛnri ˈɦɑns fɑn də(m) ˈbruk] ; 11 December 1936 – 22 February 2025) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as European Commissioner from 6 January 1993 until 16 September 1999. Van den Broek studied Law at the Utrecht University obtaining a Master of Laws degree. Van den Broek worked as a lawyer in Rotterdam from May 1965 until September 1968 and as a corporate director at a company in Ede from September 1968 until October 1976. Van den Broek became a Member of the House of Representatives on 12 October 1976 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Justice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans van den Broek is the 8,695th most popular politician (up from 14,104th in 2019), the 2,495th most popular biography from France (up from 4,290th in 2019) and the 589th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hans van den Broek ranks 8,695 out of 19,576Before him are Najla Bouden, Djehuti, Yaakov Dori, Teréz Brunszvik, King Xian of Zhou, and Jan Tarnowski. After him are Ivan Susanin, Eduardo Camaño, Louis, Count of Gravina, Jens Böhrnsen, Mátyás Szűrös, and Ollanta Humala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Hans van den Broek ranks 169Before him are Eugenio Barba, Philippe Sollers, Shirley Knight, Adem Demaçi, Frederic Forrest, and Amr Moussa. After him are Dacia Maraini, Jacques Mesrine, Ken Mattingly, Frank Serpico, Frankétienne, and Savitri. Among people deceased in 2025, Hans van den Broek ranks 144Before him are Michelle Trachtenberg, Per Nørgård, Jean Marsh, Antonine Maillet, Yves Boisset, and Yury Grigorovich. After him are Adriana Asti, Juan Ramón Verón, Frankétienne, Fred Newhouse, Vijay Rupani, and José Carlos.

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In France

Among people born in France, Hans van den Broek ranks 2,495 out of 6,770Before him are Jacques Laffitte (1767), Drogo of Champagne (670), Charles Plumier (1646), Jacques Tourneur (1904), Matthieu Ricard (1946), and André Dussollier (1946). After him are Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (1845), Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700), Dominique Pinon (1955), Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (1772), François-Joseph Talma (1763), and Paul Belmondo (1963).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Hans van den Broek ranks 589Before him are Christian Metz (1931), Joseph Paul-Boncour (1873), Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1700), Theobald I, Count of Blois (910), Jacques Laffitte (1767), and Drogo of Champagne (670). After him are Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (1772), Jean-Pierre Raffarin (1948), Jules Armand Dufaure (1798), Robert Badinter (1928), James Louis Sobieski (1667), and Marius Jacob (1879).