Willem Scholten

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His Excellency Willem Scholten
Scholten in 1982
Vice-President of the Council of State
In office 1 October 1980 – 1 July 1997
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Marinus Ruppert
Succeeded by	Herman Tjeenk Willink
Minister of Defence
In office 8 March 1978 – 25 August 1980
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Jan de Koning (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Pieter de Geus
Member of the Council of State
In office 1 March 1976 – 8 March 1978
Vice President	Marinus Ruppert
Member of the European Parliament
In office 25 June 1973 – 1 March 1976
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Group
Constituency	Netherlands
State Secretary for Finance
In office 14 July 1971 – 19 March 1973 Serving with Fons van der Stee
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Ferd Grapperhaus
Succeeded by	Fons van der Stee
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 19 December 1972 – 1 March 1976
In office 5 June 1963 – 14 July 1971
Parliamentary group	Christian Historical Union
Personal details
Born	Willem Scholten (1927-06-01)1 June 1927 Deventer, Netherlands
Died	1 January 2005(2005-01-01) (aged 77) Leidschendam, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Christian Historical Union (until 1980)
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Economist · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Tax collector

Willem Scholten (1 June 1927 – 1 January 2005) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 1 July 1997.^[1]