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Dutch politician and diplomat (1924–2005)

His ExcellencyChris van der Klaauw
Chris van der Klaauw in 1977

Ambassador of the Netherlands to Portugal
In office 1 August 1986 – 1 September 1989
Preceded by	Leopold Quarles van Ufford
Succeeded by	Unknown
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Belgium
In office 1 January 1982 – 1 August 1986
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	H.M.S Schaapveld
Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the European Union
In office 1 January 1982 – 1 August 1986
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Unknown
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Max van der Stoel
Succeeded by	Max van der Stoel
Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to NATO
In office 1 January 1975 – 19 December 1977
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Unknown

Personal details
Born	Christoph Albert van der Klaauw (1924-08-13)13 August 1924 Leiden, Netherlands
Died	16 March 2005(2005-03-16) (aged 80) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Spouses	Henriette van Everdingen (m. 1952; died 1988) Leontine van Noort (m. 1989)
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 (Dutch pronunciation: [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).

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	26 October 1981
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	1 September 1989

Notes

In isolation, van is pronounced [vɑn].

References

"Dr. Ch.A. (Chris) van der Klaauw". Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch). Parlementair Documentatie Centrum. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Dr. Ch.A. (Chris) van der Klaauw Parlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded byMax van der Stoel	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1977–1981	Succeeded byMax van der Stoel
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byUnknown	Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to NATO 1975–1977	Succeeded byUnknown
Preceded byUnknown	Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the European Union 1982–1986	Succeeded byUnknown
Preceded byUnknown	Ambassador of the Netherlands to Belgium 1982–1986	Succeeded byH.M.S Schaapveld
Preceded byLeopold Quarles van Ufford	Ambassador of the Netherlands to Portugal 1986–1989	Succeeded byUnknown

v t e Ministers of foreign affairs of the Netherlands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Buys Gogel Van der Goes van Dirxland Röell Mollerus Van der Heim Van Hogendorp Van Nagell Reinhold Van Reede De Coninck Verstolk van Soelen H. van Zuylen van Nijevelt Huyssen van Kettendijke Schimmelpenninck van der Oye De la Sarraz Van Randwijck Schimmelpenninck Bentinck van Nijenhuis Lightenvelt Van Sonsbeeck Ja. van Zuylen van Nijevelt Van Hall Gevers van Endegeest Van Goltstein Van Hall Ju. van Zuylen van Nijevelt Van der Goes van Dirxland Ja. van Zuylen van Nijevelt Strens Stratenus Van der Maesen de Sombreff Huyssen van Kattendijke Cremers Ju. van Zuylen van Nijevelt Van Mulken Roest van Limburg Van Mulken Gericke van Herwijnen Van der Does de Willebois Van Heeckeren van Kell Van Lynden van Sandenburg Rochussen Van der Does de Willebois Du Tour van Bellinchave Van Karnebeek Hartsen Van Tienhoven Jansen Röell De Beaufort Van Lynden Ellis Van Weede van Berencamp Ellis Van Tets van Goudriaan De Marees van Swinderen Cort van der Linden Loudon Van Karnebeek Beelaerts van Blokland De Graeff Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Colijn Patijn Van Kleffens Van Roijen Van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout Stikker Beyen Luns Schmelzer Van der Stoel Van der Klaauw Van der Stoel Van Agt Van den Broek Kooijmans Van Mierlo Van Aartsen De Hoop Scheffer Bot Verhagen Rosenthal Timmermans Koenders Zijlstra Kaag Blok Kaag De Bruijn Knapen Hoekstra Schreinemacher Slot Veldkamp

v t e First Van Agt cabinet (1977–1981)
Preceded by: Den Uyl cabinet Succeeded by: Second Van Agt cabinet
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Hans Wiegel (Interior)
Ministers	Chris van der Klaauw (Foreign Affairs) Frans Andriessen (Finance) (1977–1980) Gijs van Aardenne (Finance) (Ad interim) Fons van der Stee (Finance and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (from 1980) Job de Ruiter (Justice) Gijs van Aardenne (Economic Affairs) Roelof Kruisinga (Defence) (1977–1978) Jan de Koning (Defence) (Ad interim) Willem Scholten (Defence) (1978–1980) Pieter de Geus (Defence) (from 1980) Leendert Ginjaar (Health and Environment) Wil Albeda (Social Affairs) Arie Pais (Education and Sciences) Dany Tuijnman (Transport and Water Management) Fons van der Stee (Agriculture and Fisheries and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (1977–1980) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) (from 1980) Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland (Housing and Spatial Planning) (1977–1981) Dany Tuijnman (Housing and Spatial Planning) (from 1981) (Ad interim) Til Gardeniers-Berendsen (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Ministers without portfolio	Jan de Koning (Development Cooperation) Rinus Peijnenburg (Science Policy) (1977–1979) (†) Leendert Ginjaar (Science Policy) (Ad interim) Ton van Trier (Science Policy) (from 1979)
State Secretaries	Henk Koning (Interior) Durk van der Mei (Foreign Affairs) Ad Nooteboom (Finance) (1977–1980) Marius van Amelsvoort (Finance) (from 1980) Bert Haars (Justice) Ted Hazekamp (Economic Affairs) Has Beyen (Economic Affairs) Cees van Lent (Defence) Wim van Eekelen (Defence) Els Veder-Smit (Health and Environment) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs) Klaas de Jong (Education and Sciences) Ad Hermes (Education and Sciences) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Brokx (Housing and Spatial Planning) Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters (Culture, Recreation and Social Work) Gerard Wallis de Vries (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)

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