Dries van Agt

**Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt** (; 2 February 1931 – 5 February 2024) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 19 December 1977, until 4 November 1982.

Van Agt and his wife died through euthanasia on 5 February 2024, three days after his 93rd birthday. Van Agt had health problems caused by a brain hemorrhage in 2019.

## Other websites

- Mr. A.A.M. (Dries) van Agt Parlement & Politiek
- Kabinet-Van Agt I Rijksoverheid
- Kabinet-Van Agt II Rijksoverheid
- Kabinet-Van Agt III Rijksoverheid

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Dries van Agt
- **image**: Dries van Agt%2C 2011 %28cropped%29.jpg
- **caption**: Dries van Agt in 2011
- **office**: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- **term start**: 19 December 1977
- **term end**: 4 November 1982
- **monarch**: Juliana of the Netherlands, Juliana <small>(1977–1980)</small>
 Beatrix of the Netherlands, Beatrix <small>(1980–1982)</small>
- **predecessor**: Joop den Uyl
- **successor**: Ruud Lubbers
- **office1**: Delegation of the European Union to the United States, Ambassador of the European
 Union to the United States
- **term start1**: 1 January 1990
- **term end1**: 1 April 1995
- **predecessor1**: Roy Denman
- **successor1**: Hugo Paemen
- **office2**: List of diplomatic missions of the European Union, Ambassador of the European
 Union to Japan
- **term start2**: 1 January 1987
- **term end2**: 1 January 1990
- **predecessor2**: Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
- **successor2**: Jean-Pierre Leng
- **office3**: List of King's and Queen's Commissioners of North Brabant, Queen's Commissioner of
 North Brabant
- **term start3**: 1 June 1983
- **term end3**: 22 April 1987
- **monarch3**: Beatrix of the Netherlands, Beatrix
- **predecessor3**: Jan Dirk van der Harten
- **successor3**: Frank Houben
- **office4**: List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- **term start4**: 28 May 1982
- **term end4**: 4 November 1982
- **primeminister4**: Himself
- **predecessor4**: Max van der Stoel
- **successor4**: Hans van den Broek
- **office5**: Parliamentary leader in the
 House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives
- **term start5**: 10 June 1981
- **term end5**: 24 August 1981
- **predecessor5**: Ruud Lubbers
- **successor5**: Ruud Lubbers
- **term start6**: 8 June 1977
- **term end6**: 19 December 1977
- **predecessor6**: _Office established_
- **successor6**: Willem Aantjes
- **parliamentarygroup6**: Christian Democratic Appeal
- **office7**: Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal, Leader of the Christian
 Democratic Appeal
- **term start7**: 10 December 1976
- **term end7**: 25 October 1982
- **predecessor7**: _Office established_
- **successor7**: Ruud Lubbers
- **office8**: Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Deputy Prime Minister
- **term start8**: 11 May 1973
- **term end8**: 8 September 1977
- **primeminister8**: Joop den Uyl
- **predecessor8**: Roelof Nelissen
 Molly Geertsema
- **successor8**: Gaius de Gaay Fortman
- **office9**: House of Representatives (Netherlands), Member of the House of Representatives
- **term start9**: 16 September 1982
- **term end9**: 16 June 1983
- **term start11**: 10 June 1981
- **term end11**: 9 September 1981
- **term start12**: 8 June 1977
- **term end12**: 19 December 1977
- **term start13**: 23 January 1973
- **term end13**: 22 April 1973
- **parliamentarygroup13**: Christian Democratic Appeal
 <small>(1981–1983)</small>
 Catholic People's Party
 <small>(1973–1977)</small>
- **office14**: List of Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands, Minister of Justice
- **term start14**: 6 July 1971
- **term end14**: 8 September 1977
- **primeminister14**: Barend Biesheuvel <small>(1971–1973)</small>
 Joop den Uyl <small>(1973–1977)</small>
- **predecessor14**: Carel Polak
- **successor14**: Gaius de Gaay Fortman
- **birthname**: Andreas Antonius Maria van Agt
- **birth place**: Geldrop, Netherlands
- **death place**: Nijmegen, Netherlands
- **nationality**: Netherlands, Dutch
- **party**: Christian Democratic Appeal
 <small>(from 1980)</small>
- **otherparty**: Catholic People's Party
 <small>(until 1980)</small>
- **children**: Eugenie (born 1959)
 Frans (born 1961)
 Caroline (born 1963)
- **residence**: Nijmegen, Netherlands
- **alma mater**: Radboud University Nijmegen
 <small>(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)</small>
- **occupation**: Politician · Diplomat · Civil service, Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Judge · Nonprofit organization, Nonprofit director · Lobbying, Lobbyist · Activism, Activist · Author · Professor
- **signature**: Dries van Agt Signature.jpg
- **website**: [http://www.driesvanagt.nl/ driesvanagt.nl]