Willem Drees
ActingBorn 1886-07-05Died 1988-05-14
Biography
Willem Drees (Amsterdam, July 5, 1886 – The Hague, May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician of Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij (SDAP) and the later Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1958 and is regarded by many as one of the most important post-war Dutch politicians. Under his leadership, both the decolonization of the Dutch East Indies and the reconstruction of the Netherlands took place. Drees was a committed social democrat, yet very pragmatic ('not everything is possible, and certainly not everything at once').
100 years of social democracy 1894-1994
Aug 25, 1994
The World of Polygoon
Nov 04, 1994
Marga Klompé
May 06, 1984
Juliana, moeder van ons volk?
Aug 29, 1978
Markant: W. Drees Sr.
Sep 09, 1973
Dr. Willem Drees
Jan 01, 1973
Markant: Willem Schermerhorn
Sep 02, 1973
Transfer of sovereignty to the Republic of Indonesia
Jun 11, 1966
Morele herbewapening
Sep 17, 1963
Thuis bij Dr. W. Drees
Jul 06, 1961