biography
| name: |
Mierlo, Hans (Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva) van
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pronunciation:
[van meerloh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1931– )
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| biography:
| Dutch politician, lawyer, and journalist, born in Breda, S Netherlands. He was a founder of Democraten '66 (D66), which he led in parliament in 1967. He resigned as leader in 1973 but remained in parliament until 1977. In 1982–3 he was minister of defence, then in the Upper House until 1986, when he was again leader of D66. He became deputy prime minister and foreign minister in 1994. |
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