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Hans Wiegel ((:ˈhɑns ˈʋiɣəl); born 16 July 1941) is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Wiegel a corporate director by cccupation, was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives on 18 April 1967 after the Dutch general election of 1967. After the Dutch general election of 1971 the Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Molly Geertsema became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet Biesheuvel I, Wiegel was chosen to succeed him in both positions. He became youngest Leader of a political party in Netherlands ever at the age of just twenty-nine on 1 July 1971. Wiegel became the Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives on 20 July 1971. For the Dutch general election of 1972 Wiegel was the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) and won six seats in the House of Representatives. Wiegel served as opposition leader against then Prime Minister Joop den Uyl and his cabinet. After the Dutch general election of 1977 Wiegel for a second time as Lijsttrekker won again six seats and after a long formation period a coalition agreement with the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) was made which formed the Cabinet Van Agt-Wiegel. Wiegel became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior serving from 19 December 1977 until 11 September 1981. For the Dutch general election of 1981 Wiegel again as Lijsttrekker lost two seats and he returned as the Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives and a Member of the House of Representatives serving 25 August 1981 until 20 April 1982 when he announced his departure from national politics to become the Queen's Commissioner of Friesland. Wiegel was succeeded as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives by his chosen successor Ed Nijpels. Wiegel served as Queen's Commissioner of Friesland from 16 June 1982 until 1 February 1994. After the Dutch Senate election of 1995, Wiegel became a Member of the Senate serving from 13 June 1995, until 1 April 2000. In 1999 Wiegel caused a short cabinet crisis by voting against the constitutional revision that would make national referendums possible. This crisis is called the ''Night of Wiegel''. Wiegel retired from active politics at the age of fifty-eight. Following the end of his active political career, Wiegel occupied occupied numerous seats on supervisory boards in the business and industry world and several international non-governmental organizations (ABN AMRO, Staatsbosbeheer, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, Achmea, Ronald McDonald House Charities, VNO-NCW and the Netherlands Healthcare insurance board). Wiegel is known for his wit and anecdotes. His abilities as a debater with candidness and humour were greatly admired. Wiegel continues to comment on political affairs as an statesman.〔 (Wiegel houdt belofte van terugkeer levend ), Trouw, 24 February 2005〕 ==Early life== Hans Wiegel was born on 16 July 1941 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands Province of North Holland in a secular family as the only son of Wilhelm Wiegel III (born 21 March 1913) in Amsterdam and Sophia Maria Alberdina Smolenaars (born 3 November 1915) in Cimahi in the Dutch East Indies. After completing gymnasium in Hilversum in 1959, Wiegel started studying law at the University of Amsterdam. After a couple of months he switched his major to political science and earned a Bachelor of Social Science in 1965. He decided not to pursue a master's degree. Instead, he became involved in politics. Wiegel has been active within the youth wing of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, the Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy, of which he had been a member since 1961. In 1963 he was appointed to its national board and served as Chairmen from 1965 until 1966. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hans Wiegel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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