Anne Vondeling, born March 2, 1916, and died November 22, 1979, was a Dutch politician and agronomist of the Labour Party who served as Minister of Agriculture in 1958 and went on to serve as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance from 1965 to 1966 and as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1979. A former professor at the University of Groningen, he died in a car crash in Mechelen, Belgium, at age sixty three, only months after being elected to the European Parliament in 1979.
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Defining ContributionDutch Labour Party agronomist and politician who became Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1972 1 In the Other Atlases
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Anne Vondeling (2 March 1916 - 22 November 1979) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and agronomist.
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Anne Vondeling (2 March 1916 - 22 November 1979) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and agronomist.
Lead paragraph, nationality
Anne Vondeling (2 March 1916 - 22 November 1979) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and agronomist.
Speaker of the House section
After the 1972 general election, Vondeling was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives on 7 December 1972.
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