Bert de Vries
Berend" Bert" de Vries( born 29 March 1938) is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal( CDA) party and economist.
De Vries attended a Lyceum in Groningen from April 1950 until May 1958 and applied at the in Rotterdam in June 1958 for a training as a tax collector graduating in August 1959 and simultaneously applied at the University of Groningen in July 1958 majoring in Economics and obtaining an Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1960 and worked as student researcher before graduating with an Master of Economics degree in July 1964.
De Vries worked as a civil servant for the Province of Groningen as a tax collector for the Tax and Customs Administration from August 1959 until July 1964 and as a financial analyst for Philips in Eindhoven from July 1964 until January 1968.
De Vries applied at the Free University Amsterdam in January 1968 for a postgraduate education in Financial economics and got a doctorate as an Doctor of Philosophy in Financial economics in July 1970.
De Vries worked as a researcher at the Erasmus University Rotterdam from May 1968 until November 1978.
De Vries served on the Anti-Revolutionary Party Executive Board from March 1975 until November 1978.
De Vries became a Member of the House of Representatives after the resignation of Willem Aantjes, taking office on 21 November 1978 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Economic Affairs, Social Affairs, Civil Service, Small business, Provincial Government Affairs and deputy spokesperson for Social Work and Local Government Affairs.
After the election of 1982 the Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal and Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives Ruud Lubbers became Prime Minister in te Cabinet Lubbers I, the Christian Democratic Appeal leadership approached De Vries as his successor as Parliamentary leader, De Vries accepted and became the Parliamentary leader, taking office on 4 November 1982.
After the election of 1986 Lubbers returned as Parliamentary leader on 3 June 1986 but following the cabinet formation of 1986 Lubbers continued as Prime Minister in the Cabinet Lubbers II and De Vries was approached to remain as Parliamentary leader, taking office on 14 July 1986.
As Parliamentary leader of the largest party in the House of Representatives he also chaired the.
After the election of 1989 Lubbers again returned as Parliamentary leader on 14 September 1989.
Following the cabinet formation of 1989 De Vries was appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989.
De Vries served as acting Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries from 18 September 1990 until 28 September 1990 following the resignation of Gerrit Braks.
In December 1993 De Vries announced his retirement from national politics and that he would n't stand for the election of 1994.
The Cabinet Lubbers III was replaced by the Cabinet Kok I following the cabinet formation of 1994 on 22 August 1994.
De Vries semi-retired from national politics and became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards( Unilever, Energy Research Centre, Tinbergen Institute, NIBC Bank and Arcadis) and served on several and councils on behalf of the government( Public Pension Funds APB,,, Statistics Netherlands,, and the Social and Economic Council).
De Vries also worked as a trade association executive for the serving as Chairman of the Executive Board from June 1995 until August 2001 and as an advocate, lobbyist and activist for the Anti-war movement, Human rights and the Two- state solution for the Israeli – Palestinian conflict.
De Vries also served as a distinguished professor of Financial economics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam from 1 December 1994 until 1 December 1998.
De Vries served as Chairman of the Christian Democratic Appeal from 10 October 2001 until 2 November 2002 following the resignation of Marnix van Rij.
De Vries is known for his abilities as a negotiator and manager.
De Vries continued to comment on political affairs until his retirement in 2018 and holds the distinction as the second longest- serving Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives with 6 years, 273 days.
Flip Keegstra
Philippus Harco" Flip" Keegstra( June 20, 1914, Amsterdam – May 9, 1991, Amsterdam) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Torbay.
Keegstra, as crew member on the Dutch Swallow" St. Margrite", took the 11th place with helmsman Wim de Vries Lentsch.
In 1952 Keegstra returns to the Olympics, Helsinki, in the 5.5 Metre" De Ruyter".
With Helmsman Wim de Vries Lentsch and fellow crew member Piet Jan van der Giessen they took the 13th place.
Wim de Beer
Wim de Beer( born 30 August 1932) is a Dutch field hockey player.
He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Gerard de Vries Lentsch
Gerardus" Gerard" de Vries Lentsch( 23 November 1883, Nieuwendam, North Holland – 9 July 1973, Oegstgeest) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
De Vries Lentsch, as crew member on the Dutch 8 Metre" Hollandia", took the 2nd place with helmsman Johannes van Hoolwerff and fellow crew members: Lambertus Doedes, Cornelis van Staveren, Henk Kersken and Maarten de Wit.
Gerard de Vries Lentsch is the older brother of Willem de Vries Lentsch and the uncle of Wim de Vries Lentsch.
Wim de Vries Lentsch
Willem" Wim" de Vries Lentsch, Jr.( 20 June 1914, Amsterdam – 27 January 2007, Amsterdam) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Torbay.
De Vries Lentsch Jr., as helmsman on the Dutch Swallow" St. Margrite", took the 11th place with crew Flip Keegstra.
In the 1952 Olympics De Vries Lentsch returned as helmsman of the Dutch 5.5 Metre" De Ruyter", with crew members Flip Keegstra and Piet Jan van der Giessen.
There he took the 13th place.
Wim de Vries Lentsch is the son of Willem de Vries Lentsch.
Willem de Vries Lentsch
Willem de Vries Lentsch( 10 September 1886, Nieuwendam, North Holland – 6 March 1980, Amsterdam) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam in the 12' Dinghy.
In 1936, with Bob Maas as helmsmen, De Vries Lentsch took part in the Dutch Star" BEM II" and took the Bronze.
Willem de Vries Lentsch is the younger brother of Gerard de Vries Lentsch and the father of Wim de Vries Lentsch.
Jere Gillis
Jere Alan Gillis( born January 18, 1957) is an American- born Canadian former professional ice hockey player, actor and stuntman.
Jeff Richards (baseball player/actor)
Jeff Richards (November 1, 1924 – July 28, 1989) was an American minor league baseball player with the Portland Beavers, who later became an actor.
He was sometimes credited as Dick Taylor and Richard Taylor.
He is best known for his role as Benjamin Pontipee in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954).
Following this performance, he tied with George Nader and Joe Adams for the Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer.
Despite this, his acting career soon floundered.
Piet Jan van der Giessen
Pieter Jan" Piet Jan" van der Giessen( 1 January 1918 in Krimpen aan den IJssel – 10 June 1993 in Krimpen aan den IJssel) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country as at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Piet Jan, as crew member on the Dutch 5.5 Metre" De Ruyter", took the 13th place with helmsman Wim de Vries Lentsch and fellow crew member Flip Keegstra.
Klaas de Vries (Labour Party)
Klaas George de Vries( born 28 April 1943) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party( PvdA) and jurist.
De Vries attended a Gymnasium in Heerlen from June 1955 until July 1961 and applied at the Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota in July 1961 majoring in Public Administration and obtaining an Bachelor of Public Administration degree in August 1962 before transferring to the Utrecht University in September 1962 majoring in Law and obtaining an Bachelor of Laws degree in June 1964 and graduating with an Master of Laws degree in July 1968.
De Vries worked as a civil servant for the department for Administrative Affairs of the Ministry of Justice from August 1968 until April 1971 and as a researcher at the Erasmus University Rotterdam from April 1971 until May 1973.
De Vries served on the Municipal Council of Delft from March 1970 until April 1974.
De Vries became a Member of the House of Representatives after Bram Stemerdink was appointed as State Secretary for Defence in the Cabinet Den Uyl after the election of 1972, taking office on taking office on 28 May 1973 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Defence and chairing the.
In August 1988 De Vries was nominated as Executive- Director of the Association of Municipalities, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the same day he was installed as Executive- Director on 1 September 1988.
In December 1995 De Vries was nominated as Chairman of the Social and Economic Council, he resigned as Executive- Director the same day he was installed as Chairman, taking office on 1 January 1996.
After the election of 1998 De Vries was appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Kok II, taking office on 3 August 1998.
De Vries served as acting Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries from 7 June 1999 until 9 June 1999 following the resignation of Haijo Apotheker.
De Vries was appointed as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations following the resignation of Bram Peper, taking office on 24 March 2000.
After the election of 2002 De Vries returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 23 May 2002.
The Cabinet Kok II was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende I following the cabinet formation of 2002 on 22 July 2002 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Integration.
After the Leader of the Labour Party and Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives Ad Melkert announced that he was stepping down as Leader and Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives following the defeat in the election, De Vries announced his candidacy to succeed him.
De Vries lost the leadership election to former State Secretary for Finance Wouter Bos on 12 November 2002.
In July 2006 De Vries announced that he would n't stand for the election of 2006 and continued to serve until the end of the parliamentary term]] on 30 November 2006.
De Vries remained in active in national politics, he was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 2007, taking office on 12 June 2007 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and chairing several.
De Vries also became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards( Humanist Association, Parliamentary Documentation Center, Transnational Institute, International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Atlantic Association, Institute for Multiparty Democracy, and the International Institute of Social History) and served on several and councils on behalf of the government( Advisory Council for Spatial Planning and Public Pension Funds APB) and as an advocate, lobbyist and activist for the Anti-war movement, Humanitarianism and Democracy.
De Vries also worked as a sport administrator for the Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation( NOC* NSF) and also served as a distinguished professor of Governmental Studies, Public administration and Political history at the Radboud University Nijmegen from 1 June 2009 until 10 October 2012.
In November 2014 De Vries announced his retirement from national politics and that he would n't stand for the Senate election of 2015 and continued to serve until the end of the parliamentary term on 9 June 2015.
De Vries is known for his abilities as a debater and manager.
De Vries continues to comment on political affairs as of.

Question: Who died later, Jeff Richards (Baseball Player/Actor) or Wim De Vries Lentsch?
Answer: Wim De Vries Lentsch