Alphonsus Petrus Johannes Mathildus Maria "Fons" van der Stee (30 July 1928 – 9 September 1999) was a Dutch politician of the defunct

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(KVP) and later the

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(CDA) party and economist.

Biography

Van der Stee applied at the

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in June 1950

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and obtaining a

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degree in June 1952 before graduating with a

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degree on 29 February 1956. Van der Stee worked as a tax advisor in

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from May 1956 until July 1971. Van der Stee served as Chairman of the Catholic People's Party from 30 March 1968 until 14 July 1971. Van der Stee was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1971, taking office on 11 May 1971. After the election of 1971 Van der Stee was appointed as State Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet Biesheuvel I, taking office on 14 July 1971. The Cabinet Biesheuvel I fell just one year later on 19 July 1972 and continued to serve in a

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capacity until it was replaced by the

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Cabinet Biesheuvel II with Van der Stee continuing as State Secretary for Finance, taking office on 9 August 1972. Van der Stee was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1972, taking office on 12 December 1972 but he was still serving in the cabinet and because of

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customs in the constitutional convention of Dutch politics he couldn't serve a

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he subsequently resigned as State Secretary for Finance on 12 March 1973. Following the cabinet formation of 1972 Van der Stee was again appointed as State Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet Den Uyl, taking office on 11 May 1973. Van der Stee was appointed as

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following the resignation of Tiemen Brouwer, taking office on 1 November 1973. The Cabinet Den Uyl fell on 22 March 1977 after four years of tensions in the coalition and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. After the election of 1977 Van der Stee returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 8 June 1977 but again because of the dualism customs in Dutch politics he subsequently resigned as Member of the House of Representatives on 8 September 1977. Following the cabinet formation of 1977 Van der Stee remained Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and was also appointed as Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs in the Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel, taking office on 19 December 1977. Van der Stee was appointed as

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following the resignation of

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, taking office on 5 March 1980. In December 1980, Van der Stee announced that he wouldn't stand for the election of 1981. Following the cabinet formation of 1981 Van der Stee continued as Minister of Finance in the Cabinet Van Agt II, taking office on 11 September 1981. The Cabinet Van Agt II fell just seven months into its term on 12 May 1982 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the

Cabinet Van Agt III with Van der Stee remaining as Minister of Finance on 29 May 1982. In June 1982, Van der Stee announced his retirement from national politics and that he wouldn't stand for the election of 1982. The Cabinet Van Agt III was replaced by the Cabinet Lubbers I following the cabinet formation of 1982 on 4 November 1982. Van der Stee retired after spending 14 years in national politics and became active in the

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and

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and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards ( General Bank of the Netherlands, Tulip Computers, Apollo Vredestein and the HMC Westeinde Hospital).

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Mr. A.P.J.M.M. (Fons) van der Stee
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Mr. A.P.J.M.M. van der Stee (KVP)
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