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Gerard Wallis de Vries

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Gerard Wallis de Vries
Gerard Wallis de Vries in 1979
State Secretary for Culture,
Recreation and Social Work
In office
4 January 1978 – 11 September 1981
Prime MinisterDries van Agt
Preceded byWim Meijer
Succeeded byHans de Boer
Personal details
Born
Gerard Christiaan Wallis de Vries

(1936-10-24)24 October 1936
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died8 February 2018(2018-02-08) (aged 81)
The Hague, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Children2 sons
Alma materErasmus University Rotterdam
(Bachelor of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · civil servant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Media administrator

Gerard Christiaan Wallis de Vries (24 October 1936 – 8 February 2018) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and corporate director.

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 26 October 1981

References

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Official
Political offices
Preceded by State Secretary for Culture,
Recreation and Social Work

1978–1981
Served alongside:
Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters
Succeeded by
Media offices
Preceded by
Unknown
Chairman of the
General Association of
Radio Broadcasting

1982–1997
Succeeded by
Tom Kok