Willem Drees

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Willem Drees was a prominent Dutch statesman and post–World War II prime minister known for rebuilding the Netherlands and shaping its modern welfare state during decolonization and the Indonesian conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch politician
human
prime minister
social democrat
ageAtDeath 101
awardReceived Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of the Netherlands Lion
burialPlace Oud Eik en Duinen cemetery, The Hague
child Willem Drees Jr.
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1886-07-05
dateOfDeath 1988-05-14
endTime 1958-12-22
era post–World War II politics
familyName Drees
fullName Willem Drees self-link
givenName Willem
hasOccupation civil servant
journalist
trade unionist
headOfGovernment Netherlands
influenced development of the Dutch welfare state
knownFor leadership during post–World War II reconstruction
policy during the Indonesian National Revolution
role in Dutch decolonization
shaping the modern Dutch welfare state
languageSpoken Dutch
memberOf House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Dutch Labour Party
surface form: Labour Party (Netherlands)
movement social democracy
nationality Dutch
notableWork expansion of social security in the Netherlands
introduction of the Dutch welfare state
old-age pension law (AOW) in the Netherlands
post–World War II reconstruction of the Netherlands
placeOfBirth Amsterdam
placeOfDeath The Hague
politicalParty Dutch Labour Party
surface form: Labour Party (Netherlands)

Dutch Labour Party
surface form: Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands)
positionHeld Alderman of The Hague
Chairman of the Labour Party (Netherlands)
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Member of the Municipal Council of The Hague
Minister of Finance of the Netherlands
Minister of Social Affairs of the Netherlands
Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives
Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands
surface form: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
reignOrTerm 1948–1958 as Prime Minister of the Netherlands
religion agnosticism
residence The Hague
sexOrGender male
spouse Catharina Hent
startTime 1948-08-07
workLocation The Hague

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Labour Party foundedBy Willem Drees
subject surface form: Labour Party (Netherlands)
Willem Drees fullName Willem Drees self-link
Labour Party notableMember Willem Drees
subject surface form: Labour Party (Netherlands)