Henk Vredeling

Dutch politician

His Excellency Henk Vredeling
Henk Vredeling in 1973

European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
In office 6 January 1977 – 6 January 1981
President	Roy Jenkins
Preceded by	Patrick Hillery
Succeeded by	Ivor Richard
Minister of Defence
In office 11 May 1973 – 1 January 1977
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Hans de Koster
Succeeded by	Bram Stemerdink
Member of the European Parliament
In office 19 March 1958 – 11 May 1973
Parliamentary group	Socialist Group
Constituency	Netherlands
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 6 November 1956 – 11 May 1973
Parliamentary group	Labour Party

Personal details
Born	Hendrikus Vredeling (1924-11-20)20 November 1924 Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died	27 October 2007(2007-10-27) (aged 82) Huis ter Heide, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1947)
Spouse	Jola Schouten (m. 1948)
Alma mater	Wageningen University (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Master of Science in Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Agronomist · Trade Union Leader · Nonprofit director

Hendrikus "Henk" Vredeling (20 November 1924 – 27 October 2007) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).^[1]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	30 April 1968
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	20 January 1977

References

^ "Oud-minister Henk Vredeling overleden". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 31 October 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

External links

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Official

(in Dutch) Ir. H. (Henk) Vredeling Parlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded by Hans de Koster	Minister of Defence 1973–1977	Succeeded by Bram Stemerdink
Preceded by Pierre Lardinois	European Commissioner from the Netherlands 1977–1981	Succeeded by Frans Andriessen
Preceded by Patrick Hillery	European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs 1977–1981	Succeeded by Ivor Richard

European Commissioners from the Netherlands

Sicco Mansholt (1958–1973)
Maan Sassen (1967–1970)
Pierre Lardinois (1973–1977)
Henk Vredeling (1977–1981)
Frans Andriessen (1981–1993)
Hans van den Broek (1993–1999)
Frits Bolkestein (1999–2004)
Neelie Kroes (2004–2014)
Frans Timmermans (2014–2023)
Wopke Hoekstra (since 2023)

v t e Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands
Ministry of Defence
Schokking s'Jacob Staf Van den Bergh De Quay Visser De Jong Den Toom De Koster Vredeling Stemerdink Kruisinga De Koning Scholten De Geus Van Mierlo De Ruiter Van Eekelen Bukman Bolkestein Ter Beek Pronk Ter Beek Voorhoeve De Grave Korthals Kamp Van Middelkoop Hillen Hennis-Plasschaert Dijkhoff A. Bijleveld Grapperhaus Kamp Ollongren

v t e « 1952–1958 « Dutch members of the European Parliament, 1958–1979 » 1979–1984 »
Labour Party	Wim Albers Nel Barendregt Jan Broeksz Jaap Burger Marinus van der Goes van Naters Arie van der Hek Reint Laan Cees Laban Jan Lamberts Gerard Nederhorst Ad Oele Schelto Patijn Siep Posthumus Jan Pronk Max van der Stoel Henk Vredeling Ep Wieldraaijer
Catholic People's Party	Marius van Amelsvoort Pieter Blaisse Tiemen Brouwer Flip van Campen M.M.A.A. Janssen Pierre Lardinois Joep Mommersteeg Harrij Notenboom Kees van der Ploeg Kees Raedts Piet van der Sanden Maan Sassen Wim Schuijt Wim Vergeer Tjerk Westerterp
Anti-Revolutionary Party	Barend Biesheuvel Jaap Boersma Kees Boertien Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman Cees Hazenbosch Jan de Koning Willem Rip Jacqueline Rutgers
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Baas Cees Berkhouwer Frederik Gerard van Dijk Henk Korthals Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen Bob de Wilde
Christian Historical Union	Corstiaan Bos Johan van Hulst Franz Lichtenauer Durk van der Mei Willem Scholten Teun Tolman
Democrats 66	Doeke Eisma Maarten Engwirda
Political Party of Radicals	Henk Waltmans
Communist Party of the Netherlands	Wessel Hartog

v t e Den Uyl cabinet (1973–1977)
Preceded: Second Biesheuvel cabinet Succeed: First Van Agt cabinet
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Dries van Agt (Justice) (1973–1977) Gaius de Gaay Fortman (Justice) (from 1977)
Ministers	Gaius de Gaay Fortman (Interior and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) Max van der Stoel (Foreign Affairs) Wim Duisenberg (Finance) Ruud Lubbers (Economic Affairs) Henk Vredeling (Defence) (1973–1977) Bram Stemerdink (Defence) (from 1977) Irene Vorrink (Health and the Environment) Jaap Boersma (Social Affairs) Jos van Kemenade (Education and Sciences) Tjerk Westerterp (Transport and Water Management) Tiemen Brouwer (Agriculture and Fisheries) (1973) Fons van der Stee (Agriculture and Fisheries) (from 1973) Hans Gruijters (Housing and Spatial Planning) Harry van Doorn (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Ministers without portfolio	Jan Pronk (Development Cooperation) Boy Trip (Science Policy)
State Secretaries	Wim Polak (Interior) (1973–1977) Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Foreign Affairs) (1973–1977) Pieter Kooijmans (Foreign Affairs) Fons van der Stee (Finance) (1973) Martin van Rooijen (Finance) (1973–1977) Aar de Goede (Finance) Jan Glastra van Loon (Justice) (1973–1975) Henk Zeevalking (Justice) (1975–1977) Ted Hazekamp (Economic Affairs) Joep Mommersteeg (Defence) (1973–1974) Cees van Lent (Defence) (from 1974) Bram Stemerdink (Defence) (1973–1977) Jo Hendriks (Health and the Environment) Jan Mertens (Social Affairs) Ger Klein (Education and Sciences) (1973–1977) Antoon Veerman (Education and Sciences) (1973–1975) Klaas de Jong (Education and Sciences) (from 1975) Michel van Hulten (Transport and Water Management) Jan Schaefer (Housing and Spatial Planning) (1973–1977) Marcel van Dam (Housing and Spatial Planning) (1973–1977) Wim Meijer (Culture, Recreation and Social Work) (1973–1977)