Frans Andriessen

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Frans Andriessen
Andriessen in 1972
European Commissioner [Portfolios]
In office 6 January 1981 – 6 January 1993
President	See list Gaston Thorn (1981–1985) Jacques Delors (1985–1993)
Preceded by	Henk Vredeling
Succeeded by	Hans van den Broek
Member of the Senate
In office 16 September 1980 – 6 January 1981
Minister of Finance
In office 19 December 1977 – 22 February 1980
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Wim Duisenberg
Succeeded by	Gijs van Aardenne (Ad Interim)
Leader of the Catholic People's Party
In office 1 October 1971 – 25 May 1977
Preceded by	Gerard Veringa
Succeeded by	Office discontinued
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 16 August 1971 – 25 May 1977
Preceded by	Gerard Veringa
Succeeded by	Office discontinued
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 February 1967 – 19 December 1977
Personal details
Born	Franciscus Henricus Johannes Joseph Andriessen (1929-04-02)2 April 1929 Utrecht, Netherlands
Died	22 March 2019(2019-03-22) (aged 89) Bilthoven, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Spouse	Catherine Andriessen ​ ​ (m. 1955)​
Alma mater	Utrecht University (LL.B., LL.M.)
Occupation	Politician · Jurist · Businessperson · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist · Professor
Frans Andriessen's voice Andriessen discussing the dissolution of the Soviet Union Recorded 4 September 1991

Franciscus Henricus Johannes Joseph "Frans" Andriessen (2 April 1929 – 22 March 2019) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and businessperson who served as European Commissioner from 6 January 1981 until 6 January 1993. He served as Minister of Finance from 1977 until 1980, and as the Netherlands' European Commissioner from 1981 until 1993.