Wim Kok
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Wim Kok | |
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Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
In office August 22, 1994 – July 22, 2002 | |
Monarch | Beatrix |
Deputy | |
Preceded by | Ruud Lubbers |
Succeeded by | Jan Peter Balkenende |
Personal details | |
Born | Willem Kok, Jr. September 29, 1938 Bergambacht, Netherlands |
Died | 20 October 2018 Amsterdam, Netherlands | (aged 80)
Nationality | Dutch |
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse(s) | Rita Roukema (1965–2018) |
Children | André (born 1962) Carla Marcel |
Residence | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Nyenrode Business Universiteit (Honorary degree) University of Münster (Honorary degree) |
Occupation | Politician Trade Union Leader Corporate director Lobbyist |
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Willem "Wim" Kok (September 29, 1938 – October 20, 2018) was a politician and former trade unionist from the Netherlands. He represented the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 22, 1994 until July 22, 2002.[1][2]
Kok was born in Bergambacht in South Holland.
Kok died on October 20, 2018 in Amsterdam from heart failure at the age of 80.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ (in Dutch) Wim Kok (1938) Biografie, Absolutefacts.nl, June 4, 2010
- ↑ (in Dutch) Wim Kok: bezuiniger tegen wil en dank, Elsevier, March 29, 2012
- ↑ Former Dutch prime minister, Wim Kok, dies at 80
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Wim Kok at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Dutch) W. (Wim) Kok (Parlement & Politiek)
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-Kok I Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine (Rijksoverheid)
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-Kok II Archived 2012-05-24 at the Wayback Machine (Rijksoverheid)
- Dr. W. Kok Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (Rijksoverheid)
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2018 deaths
- Deaths from heart failure
- Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
- Dutch lobbyists
- Dutch trade unionists
- Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands
- Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
- Government ministers of the Netherlands
- Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians
- Politicians from South Holland
- Prime Ministers of the Netherlands