Jan Christoffel Gmelich Meijling (4 February 1936 – 2 June 2012) was a Dutch politician of the

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( , VVD) is a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberal List of political parties in the Netherlands, political party in the Netherlands. The VVD, whose forerunner was the Freedom Party (Netherl ...

(VVD) and

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. He served as

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Castricum Castricum () is a municipality and a town in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Castricum is a seaside town in the province of North Holland. It attracts tourists who come mainly to visit the beach and nearby dune landscape. Lake ...

from April 16, 1978 until June 1, 1985 when he became

Den Helder Den Helder () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula. It is home to the country's main naval base. From here the Royal TESO fe ...

serving until August 22, 1994 when he became State Secretary for

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in the Cabinet Kok I from August 22, 1994 until August 3, 1998.Jan Gmelich Meijling overleden
NOS, June 3, 2012

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