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Dries van Agt

Diplomat · Politician

Dries van Agt is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Dries van Agt · Αντρέας φαν Αχτ · Дрис ван Агт · Дрыс ван Агт · Дріс ван Агт · 7 more...				[sources]
Other name	A.A.M. "Dries" van Agt · A.A.M. van Agt · Agt, Dries van · Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt · Andreas Antonius Maria van Agt · 8 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Agt · アンドレアス・アントニウス・マリア・「ドリース」・ファン・アフト · アンドレアス・アントニウス・マリア・ファン・アフト · ファン・アフト				[sources]
Birth date	1931-02-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Geldrop				[sources]
Death date	2024-02-05				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Netherlands				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Dries				[sources]
Last name	van Agt				[sources]
Website	www.driesvanagt.nl				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q318334				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1973-1977) · King's Commissioner of North Brabant (1983-1987) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (1982-1982) · Minister of General Affairs (1977-1982) · Minister of Justice and Security (1971-1977) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	Radboud University Nijmegen				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2024-10-14

Descriptions

Dutch politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-10-16

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Hans van Agt Politician	male first cousin · relative	-	-
Toon van Agt Politician	relative · uncle	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prime Minister of the Netherlands	1977-12-19	1982-11-04

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