Dick Dees

Dick Dees
Dick Dees
	Dees in 1988
Member of the Senate
	In office; 13 June 1995 – 12 June 2007
President of the Benelux; Interparliamentary Consultative Council
	In office; 1 January 1993 – 1 January 1994
Preceded by	Jean Bock
Succeeded by	Ady Jung
State Secretary for Welfare, ; Health and Culture
	In office; 14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Joop van der Reijden
Succeeded by	Hans Simons
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 14 September 1989 – 13 June 1995
	In office; 7 December 1972 – 14 July 1986
Personal details
Born	Dirk Jan Dignus Dees; (1944-12-13) 13 December 1944 (age 81); Oostburg, Netherlands
Party	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy ; (since 1967)
Residence(s)	Breda, Netherlands
Alma mater	Utrecht University ; (Bachelor of Pharmacy, Master of Pharmacy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Pharmacist · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author

Dutch politician (born 1944)

Dirk Jan Dignus "Dick" Dees (born 13 December 1944) is a retired Dutch politician. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he served as State Secretary for Welfare, Health and Culture from 1986 to 1989.^[1]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	7 December 1985
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	20 November 1989

^ Okma, Kieke G. H. (2010). Six countries, six reform models: the healthcare reform : experience of Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan : healthcare reforms "under the radar screen". World Scientific. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-981-4261-58-6. Retrieved 26 September 2011.

Political offices

Preceded by

State Secretary for Welfare,
Health and Culture
1986–1989

Succeeded by

Hans Simons

Preceded by

President of the Benelux Parliament
1993–1994

Succeeded by

Non-profit organization positions

Preceded by

Henk Bosma

Chairman of the
Youth Organisation Freedom
and Democracy
1969–1971

Succeeded by

Domien van Wees

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Dick Dees
Dees in 1988

Member of the Senate
In office 13 June 1995 – 12 June 2007
President of the Benelux Interparliamentary Consultative Council
In office 1 January 1993 – 1 January 1994
Preceded by	Jean Bock
Succeeded by	Ady Jung
State Secretary for Welfare, Health and Culture
In office 14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Joop van der Reijden
Succeeded by	Hans Simons
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 14 September 1989 – 13 June 1995
In office 7 December 1972 – 14 July 1986

Personal details
Born	Dirk Jan Dignus Dees (1944-12-13) 13 December 1944 (age 81) Oostburg, Netherlands
Party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (since 1967)
Residence(s)	Breda, Netherlands
Alma mater	Utrecht University (Bachelor of Pharmacy, Master of Pharmacy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Pharmacist · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author