About Frans van der Gun
Lived 1918 – 2001 (aged 82). Frans van der Gun was a Dutch politician.
Franciscus Gerardus (Frans) van der Gun (November 24, 1918, Hagestein – November 16, 2001, Utrecht) was a Dutch politician and trade unionist who served as a Member of the House of Representatives and later as a Member of the European Parliament.
Biography After World War II he became a member of the Nederlands Katholiek Vakverbond trade union, serving as its general secretary from 1954.
He represented the CDA in the lower chamber of the Dutch parliament from 1971 to 1979.
From 1973 to 1974 he served as a secretary of state in the Ministry of Defense (he resigned for health reasons).
In 1979 he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament. He joined the European People's Party and served on the Committee on External Economic Relations.
He resigned from his mandate on December 31, 1981.
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Who was Frans van der Gun?
Dutch politician
When was Frans van der Gun born?
Frans van der Gun was born on 24 November 1918.
When did Frans van der Gun die?
Frans van der Gun died on 16 November 2001 in Utrecht.
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Frans van der Gun was a politician.
What nationality was Frans van der Gun?
Frans van der Gun was Dutch.
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