Henk Vredeling

His Excellency
Henk Vredeling
His Excellency Henk Vredeling
	Henk Vredeling in 1973
European Commissioner for ; Employment and Social Affairs
	In office; 6 January 1977 – 6 January 1981
President	Roy Jenkins
Preceded by	Patrick Hillery
Succeeded by	Ivor Richard
Minister of Defence
	In office; 11 May 1973 – 1 January 1977
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Hans de Koster
Succeeded by	Bram Stemerdink
Member of the European Parliament
	In office; 19 March 1958 – 11 May 1973
Parliamentary group	Socialist Group
Constituency	Netherlands
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 6 November 1956 – 11 May 1973
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Personal details
Born	Hendrikus Vredeling; 20 November 1924; Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died	27 October 2007 (aged 82); Huis ter Heide, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1947)
Spouse	Jola Schouten (m. 1948)
Alma mater	Wageningen University ; (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Master of Science in Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Agronomist · Trade Union Leader · Nonprofit director

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	30 April 1968
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	20 January 1977

Official

Political offices
Preceded by Hans de Koster	Minister of Defence 1973–1977	Succeeded by Bram Stemerdink
Preceded by Pierre Lardinois	European Commissioner from the Netherlands 1977–1981	Succeeded by Frans Andriessen
Preceded by Patrick Hillery	European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs 1977–1981	Succeeded by Ivor Richard

His Excellency Henk Vredeling
Henk Vredeling in 1973

European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
In office 6 January 1977 – 6 January 1981
President	Roy Jenkins
Preceded by	Patrick Hillery
Succeeded by	Ivor Richard
Minister of Defence
In office 11 May 1973 – 1 January 1977
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Hans de Koster
Succeeded by	Bram Stemerdink
Member of the European Parliament
In office 19 March 1958 – 11 May 1973
Parliamentary group	Socialist Group
Constituency	Netherlands
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 6 November 1956 – 11 May 1973
Parliamentary group	Labour Party

Personal details
Born	Hendrikus Vredeling (1924-11-20)20 November 1924 Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died	27 October 2007(2007-10-27) (aged 82) Huis ter Heide, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1947)
Spouse	Jola Schouten (m. 1948)
Alma mater	Wageningen University (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Master of Science in Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Agronomist · Trade Union Leader · Nonprofit director