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Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland

1932 – 2021

Dutch politician

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About Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland

Lived 1932 – 2021 (aged 88). Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland was a Dutch politician.

Pieter Adriaan Cornelis Beelaerts van Blokland (8 December 1932 – 22 September 2021) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

He was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the First Van Agt cabinet from 1977 to 1981. In 1981, he was a member of the House of Representatives. Beelaerts van Blokland was mayor of Wolphaartsdijk, Vianen, Amstelveen, Apeldoorn, and Hengelo. He was also Queen's Commissioner of Utrecht from 1985 to 1998.

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Important facts

Born
8 December 1932, Heerjansdam
Birth century
20th century
Died
22 September 2021, Utrecht
Occupation
Politician
Nationality
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Education
Utrecht University, Bachelor of Architecture, Delft University of Technology, Master of Architecture
Positions held
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, Mayor of Amstelveen, King's Commissioner of Utrecht, Mayor of Hengelo, Overijssel

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Dutch politician (1932-2021)

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Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland was born on 8 December 1932 in Heerjansdam.

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Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland died on 22 September 2021 in Utrecht.

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Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland was a politician.

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Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland

· Wikidata: Q2508996

· DBpedia: Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland

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