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Max van der Stoel

1924 - 2011

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Maximilianus "Max" van der Stoel (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑks(imiliˈjaːnʏs) fɑn dər ˈstul]; 3 August 1924 – 23 April 2011) was a Dutch politician and diplomat, member of the Labour Party (PvdA) and activist who served as High Commissioner on National Minorities of the OSCE from 1 January 1993 until 1 July 2001. Van der Stoel studied Law at the Leiden University obtaining a Master of Laws degree followed by a postgraduate education in Sociology at his alma mater obtaining a Master of Social Science degree. Van der Stoel worked as a researcher at the Wiardi Beckman Foundation from April 1953 until August 1958 and for the Labour Party party board from June 1958 until July 1965. After the Senate election of 1960 Van der Stoel was elected as a Member of the Senate on 27 September 1960 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Foreign Affairs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max van der Stoel is the 12,948th most popular politician (down from 11,995th in 2019), the 604th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 567th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Max van der Stoel ranks 12,948 out of 19,576. Before him are Licinius Macer, Baibars II, Grigory Romanov, Eugenia Charles, Arvīds Pelše, and King Hui of Zhou. After him are Peter Georg Bang, Gaston, Marquis de Galliffet, Vasiľ Biľak, Nicolò Contarini, Theobald VI, Count of Blois, and Ioannis Malokinis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Max van der Stoel ranks 275. Before him are František Vláčil, Navvab Safavi, Leslie Phillips, Russell M. Nelson, Azucena Villaflor, and Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma. After him are Friederike Mayröcker, Kenneth Noland, Dodo Abashidze, George Segal, Philip Stone, and William Rehnquist. Among people deceased in 2011, Max van der Stoel ranks 223. Before him are Alenush Terian, Justinas Marcinkevičius, Würzel, Imre Makovecz, Jim Rathmann, and Ulrich Biesinger. After him are Harry Morgan, Luigi Carpaneda, Grete Waitz, Andrea True, James Arness, and Peter Gethin.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Max van der Stoel ranks 604 out of 1,646. Before him are Arjen Anthony Lucassen (1960), Jan de Quay (1901), Adri van Tiggelen (1957), Bas Jan Ader (1942), Mary of Guelders (1434), and Tinus Osendarp (1916). After him are Jacob Maris (1837), Alex Van Halen (1953), Jan Baptist Weenix (1621), Meijer de Haan (1852), Arie den Hartog (1941), and Martin Jol (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Max van der Stoel ranks 90. Before him are Hendrikus Colijn (1869), Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1612), Willem Schermerhorn (1894), Cornelis Lely (1854), Pieter van Vollenhoven (1939), and Jan de Quay (1901). After him are Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1691), Jo Cals (1914), Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (1794), Piet Dankert (1934), Henri Alexis Brialmont (1821), and Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873).

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