Hans Gualthérie van Weezel

Johan Stephan Leonard "Hans" Gualthérie van Weezel (born 26 July 1941) is a Dutch former diplomat and politician. He worked as a diplomat for the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs between 1970 and 1977. Subsequently, he served in the House of Representatives between 1977 and 1992. After his political career ended he returned to diplomacy and was Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the Council of Europe until August 1998 and afterwards Ambassador to Luxembourg until 2005.

Career Hans Gualthérie van Weezel was born on 26 July 1941 in Velsen, during World War II. His father Jan was active in the Dutch resistance and later became chief commissioner of police in The Hague. Gualthérie van Weezel went to high school in The Hague, graduating in 1962. He subsequently went to Leiden University to study Dutch law. He went to study law rather than history, which he had intended to do, since his father valued the title of master of law over a title in history. He was a member of the Christian Historical Union, which in 1980 merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal. In the House of Representatives Gualthérie van Weezel served as spokesperson for Foreign Affairs for the Christian Democratic Appeal. While his party struggled with the issue of the placement of 48 cruise missiles in the Netherlands, Gualthérie van Weezel suggested placing 84.

Personal life Gualthérie van Weezel is married to Gerarda Gezina Jolande "Ank" de Visser. The couple has two daughters and one son. His daughter Annemarie married Carlos, Duke of Parma in 2010.

Gualthérie van Weezel was made Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 28 April 1989.

Works Rechts door het midden (1994)