Dirk Stikker
Dirk Stikker Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 7 August 1948 – 2 September 1952 | |
Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
Preceded by | Pim van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout |
Succeeded by | Johan Beyen |
Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
In office 28 January 1948 – 7 August 1948 | |
Leader | Pieter Oud |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Pieter Oud |
Leader of the Freedom Party | |
In office 23 March 1946 – 28 January 1948 | |
Leader | Himself |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
Chairman of the Freedom Party | |
In office 23 March 1946 – 28 January 1948 | |
Leader | Himself |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 20 November 1945 – 7 August 1948 | |
Parliamentary group | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1948) Freedom Party (1946–1948) Liberal State Party (1945–1946) |
Personal details | |
Born | Dirk Uipko Stikker 5 February 1897 Winschoten, Netherlands |
Died | 23 December 1979 Wassenaar, Netherlands | (aged 82)
Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948) |
Other political affiliations | Freedom Party (1946–1948) Liberal State Party (1945–1946) |
Spouse |
Catharine van der Scheer
(m. 1922) |
Children | Uipko Dirk Stikker (born 1924) Allerd Stikker (born 1928) |
Alma mater | University of Groningen (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) |
Occupation | Politician · Diplomat · civil servant · Businessman · Banker · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive |
Dirk Uipko Stikker
Biography
Early life
Born in
Career
From 1922 until 1926, Stikker worked as an accountant for the
After
After
After his retirement, Stikker occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director for supervisory boards in the business and industry world and for supervisory boards for several international non-governmental organizations and research institutes (
Politics
Stikker entered politics in 1945, when he was elected to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In 1948, Stikker became
Ambassador
After his ministerial office, Stikker was
Secretary General of NATO
On 21 April 1961 he succeeded
Personal
In 1964, Stikker was awarded an honorary doctorate by Brown University. He died in Wassenaar in 1979, aged 82.
Further reading
- Wilsford, David, ed. Political leaders of contemporary Western Europe: a biographical dictionary (Greenwood, 1995) pp. 427–32.
Decorations
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown | Luxembourg | 29 April 1949 | ||
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown | Belgium | 15 September 1950 | ||
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire | United Kingdom | 30 May 1951 | ||
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order | United Kingdom | 24 December 1958 | ||
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit | Italy | 9 September 1961 | ||
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour | France | 1 June 1962 | ||
Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix | Greece | 18 November 1962 | ||
Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit | Germany | 23 May 1963 | ||
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 30 April 1965 | Elevated from Commander (30 September 1952) | |
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 19 February 1972 | Elevated from Knight (31 August 1946) |
References
- ^ "Stikker, Dirk Uipko (1897–1979)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Mr. D.U. (Dirk) Stikker Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) Mr. D.U. Stikker (VVD) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal