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Joseph Luns

1911 - 2002

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Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns (Dutch: [ˈjoːzəf ˈlʏns]; 28 August 1911 – 17 July 2002) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP), now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), diplomat, and jurist. He is the longest serving Secretary General of NATO, having served in the position from 1 October 1971 until 25 June 1984. Luns attended Saint Ignatius Gymnasium in Amsterdam from April 1924 until June 1930. He was conscripted in the Coastguard of the Royal Netherlands Navy serving as a warrant officer from June 1930 until July 1931. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Luns is the 8,353rd most popular politician (up from 9,141st in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 399th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Luns ranks 8,353 out of 19,576. Before him are Stefan Radoslav, Željka Cvijanović, Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia, Thomas Remengesau Jr., Prince Gong, and Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga. After him are Zu Xin, Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, Chen Yi, Harri Holkeri, Mesih Pasha, and Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Joseph Luns ranks 113. Before him are Shiing-Shen Chern, Simone Simon, Ishirō Honda, Roberto Matta, Danny Kaye, and Franz Binder. After him are Nicolae Kovács, André Navarra, Mutara III Rudahigwa, Karl Frenzel, Renée Simonot, and Son Sann. Among people deceased in 2002, Joseph Luns ranks 97. Before him are Jack Shea, Ray Conniff, Uziel Gal, Roberto Matta, Branko Stanković, and Spyros Kyprianou. After him are Michail Stasinopoulos, Karel Reisz, J. Lee Thompson, Daniel Gélin, Dee Dee Ramone, and Lionel Hampton.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Joseph Luns ranks 334 out of 1,646. Before him are Franciscus Donders (1818), Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), Henri Winkelman (1876), Mart Stam (1899), Ruud Geels (1948), and Dirk V, Count of Holland (1053). After him are Leonaert Bramer (1596), Gerrit Berckheyde (1638), Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856), Titus Brandsma (1881), Joanna of Bavaria (1356), and Antonia Brico (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Joseph Luns ranks 57. Before him are Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554), Frits Bolkestein (1933), Joop den Uyl (1919), Henk Sneevliet (1883), Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1768), and Dirk V, Count of Holland (1053). After him are Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743), William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), Floris V, Count of Holland (1254), Dirk Stikker (1897), Floris II, Count of Holland (1091), and Gottfried van Swieten (1733).

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