Hans Wiegel (born July 16, 1941) is a Dutch politician and member of the liberal VVD. He has been member of both the Senate and House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament. He was Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior and Queen's Commissioner of Friesland.
After completing gymnasium in Hilversum in 1959, Wiegel started studying law at the University of Amsterdam. After a couple of months he switched his major to political science a...
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Hans Wiegel (born July 16, 1941) is a Dutch politician and member of the liberal VVD. He has been member of both the Senate and House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament. He was Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior and Queen's Commissioner of Friesland.
After completing gymnasium in Hilversum in 1959, Wiegel started studying law at the University of Amsterdam. After a couple of months he switched his major to political science and earned a B.A. in 1965. He decided not to pursue a master's degree. Instead, he became involved in politics.
Wiegel has been active within the youth wing of the VVD, the JOVD, of which he had been a member since 1961. In 1963 he was appointed to its national board and in 1965-1966 he was chairman.
In 1967 Wiegel was elected in to the Dutch House of Representatives. In 1971, when he was only thirty years old, he became the leader of the party. In 1977 he negotiated the formation of the first Van Agt cabinet, in this cabinet he became Minister...
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