Alphonsus Petrus Johannes Mathildus Maria "Fons" van der Stee (30 July 1928 – 9 September 1999) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist. Van der Stee applied at the Radboud University Nijmegen in June 1950 Major (academic), majoring in Tax law and obtaining a Bachelor of Laws degree in June 1952 before graduating with a Master of Laws degree on 29 February 1956. Van der Stee worked as a tax advisor in Arnhem from May 1956 until July 1971. Van der Stee served as Catholic People's Party#Leaders, Chairman of the Catholic People's Party from 30 March 1968 until 14 July 1971. Van der Stee was elected as a Senate (Netherlands), Member of the Senate after the Historic composition of the Senate of the Netherlands, Senate election of 1971, taking office on 11 May 1971. After the 1971 Dutch general election, election of 1971 Van der Stee was appointed as List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands#List of State Secretaries for Finance, State Secretary for Finance in the First Biesheuvel cabinet, 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 Demissionary cabinet, demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the Caretaker government, caretaker Second Biesheuvel cabinet, 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 House of Representatives (Netherlands), Member of the House of Representatives after the 1972 Dutch general election, election of 1972, taking office on 12 December 1972 but he was still serving in the cabinet and because of Dualism (politics), dualism customs in the Constitutional convention (political custom), constitutional convention of Dutch politics he couldn't serve a dual mandate he subsequently resigned as State Secretary for Finance on 12 March 1973. Following the Dutch cabinet formation, cabinet formation of 1972 Van der Stee was again appointed as State Secretary for Finance in the Den Uyl cabinet, Cabinet Den Uyl, taking office on 11 May 1973. Van der Stee was appointed as List of Ministers of Agriculture of the Netherlands, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 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 1977 Dutch general election, 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 Dutch cabinet formation, cabinet formation of 1977 Van der Stee remained Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and was also appointed as List of Ministers of Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands, Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs in the First Van Agt cabinet, Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel, taking office on 19 December 1977. Van der Stee was appointed as List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands, Minister of Finance following the resignation of Frans Andriessen, taking office on 5 March 1980. In December 1980 Van der Stee announced that he wouldn't stand for the 1981 Dutch general election, election of 1981. Following the Dutch cabinet formation, cabinet formation of 1981 Van der Stee continued as Minister of Finance in the Second Van Agt cabinet, 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 Caretaker government, caretaker Third Van Agt cabinet, 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 1982 Dutch general election, election of 1982. The Cabinet Van Agt III was replaced by the First Lubbers cabinet, Cabinet Lubbers I following the Dutch cabinet formation, cabinet formation of 1982 on 4 November 1982. Van der Stee retired after spending 14 years in national politics and became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Algemene Bank Nederland, General Bank of the Netherlands, Tulip Computers, Apollo Vredestein and the :nl:HMC Westeinde, HMC Westeinde Hospital).

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