Frans Andriessen

Franciscus Henricus Johannes Joseph "Frans" Andriessen (2 April 1929 in Utrecht – 22 March 2019) was a senior Dutch politician.

In 1967 he was first elected to the House of Representatives for the Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP). From 1971 to 1977 he was leader of the KVP. In 1977, the KVP merged with two Protestant parties to form the Christen-Democratisch Appel (CDA).

He served as Minister of Finance (1977–1980) and European Commissioner for Competition (1981-1985), Agriculture (1985-1989), and External Relations and Trade (1989–1993).Image on CVCE website

Andriessen was one of few politicians to serve three terms as an EU Commissioner.Article on EuropeanVoice website

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