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Gerrit Braks

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Gerrit Braks, born in Uden, Netherlands, on May 23, 1933, and died July 12, 2017, was a Dutch politician and agronomist educated at Wageningen Agricultural College who served as the Netherlands' Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1980 to 1989. He later served briefly as Minister of Education and Sciences in 1989 and as President of the Dutch Senate from 2001 to 2003, closing a twenty-six-year national political career grounded in his agronomy training.

Facts
Birth Year
1933 1
Death Year
2017 1
Nationality
Dutch 1
Defining Contribution
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Cabinet Van Agt-Wiegel, taking office on 5 March 1980, later President of the Dutch Senate 1
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Agricultural Engineering, Disciplines
Source Gerrit Braks, Wikipedia
Agronomy, Disciplines
Source Gerrit Braks, Wikipedia
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Nationality

Netherlands

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Gerardus Johannes Maria "Gerrit" Braks (23 May 1933 – 12 July 2017) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and agronomist.
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1. Gerrit Braks, Wikipedia
  • Opening sentence
    Gerardus Johannes Maria "Gerrit" Braks (23 May 1933 - 12 July 2017) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and agronomist.
  • Infobox, political offices
    Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Works In: Agronomy, Lead
    Gerardus Johannes Maria "Gerrit" Braks (23 May 1933-12 July 2017) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and agronomist.
  • Works In: Agricultural Engineering, Lead
    Braks worked as a agronomist and agricultural engineer in Eindhoven from January 1966 until April 1970 and as a civil servant for the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission from April 1970 until June 1977.
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