Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
Chris van der Klaauw | |
Office: | Ambassador of the Netherlands to Portugal |
Term Start: | 1 August 1986 |
Term End: | 1 September 1989 |
Predecessor: | Leopold Quarles van Ufford |
Successor: | Unknown |
Office1: | Ambassador of the Netherlands to Belgium |
Term Start1: | 1 January 1982 |
Term End1: | 1 August 1986 |
Predecessor1: | Unknown |
Successor1: | H.M.S Schaapveld |
Office2: | Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the European Union |
Term Start2: | 1 January 1982 |
Term End2: | 1 August 1986 |
Predecessor2: | Unknown |
Successor2: | Unknown |
Office3: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Term Start3: | 19 December 1977 |
Term End3: | 11 September 1981 |
Primeminister3: | Dries van Agt |
Predecessor3: | Max van der Stoel |
Successor3: | Max van der Stoel |
Office4: | Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to NATO |
Term Start4: | 1 January 1975 |
Term End4: | 19 December 1977 |
Predecessor4: | Unknown |
Successor4: | Unknown |
Birthname: | Christoph Albert van der Klaauw |
Birth Date: | 13 August 1924 |
Birth Place: | Leiden, Netherlands |
Death Place: | The Hague, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Party: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Spouse: | |
Children: | Tineke van der Klaauw Jan Willem van der Klaauw Ida van der Klaauw Caroline van der Klaauw Maarten van der Klaauw |
Alma Mater: | Leiden University (Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy) |
Occupation: | Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Historian |
Christoph Albert "Chris" van der Klaauw (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈkrɪstɔf ˈɑlbərt ˈkrɪs fɑn dər ˈklʌu/; 13 August 1924 – 16 March 2005) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
From 19 December 1977 to 11 Septembter 1981, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first Van Agt cabinet. He then became the Dutch ambassador to Belgium (1982–1986) and Portugal (1986–1989).[1]
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 26 October 1981 | ||
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 1 September 1989 | ||