Hans van den Broek

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Hans van den Broek (1983)

Henri (Hans) van den Broek (born December 11, 1936 in Paris ) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratisch Appèl (CDA).

Van den Broek initially worked as a lawyer. He began his political career in the Catholic People's Party (KVP), for which he sat on the city council of Rheden from 1970 to 1974 . From 1976 he was a member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament.

In 1982 he was appointed foreign minister in the government of Ruud Lubbers . He held this office until 1993. After that he was a member of the European Commission under Jacques Delors and Jacques Santer until 1999 .

In 2005 he was awarded the honorary rank of Minister of State .

In particular, its role during the breakup of Yugoslavia was very controversial. It has often been claimed that he was the executor of Serbian interests with the approval of France , Great Britain and the USA .

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SURNAME Broek, Hans van den
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Broek, Henri van den (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch politician (KVP, CDA)
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris