Harm van Riel (18 February 1907 – 13 December 1980) was a Dutch politician of the

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party i ...

(VVD) and businessman.

Career

He served as a Member of the Senate from 6 November 1956 until 5 June 1963, and from 2 July 1963 until 3 June 1976. He was the

Parliamentary leader A parliamentary leader is a political title or a descriptive term used in various countries to designate the person leading a parliamentary group or caucus in a legislative body, whether it be a national or sub-national legislature. They are the ...

in the

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from 24 March 1959 until 3 June 1976. A colourful politician, he was a mentor to former Party Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

Hans Wiegel Hans Wiegel (; born 16 July 1941) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessperson. Wiegel studied Law at the University of Amsterdam before switching to Political science obtaining a Bachel ...

during his leadership.Harm van Riel Hoofddorp 18 februari 1907 - 's-Gravenhage 13 december 1980
Stichting Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren, 20 August 1983

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