Willem Scholten
Willem Scholten | |
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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 | |
| 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 1 June 1927 Deventer, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 January 2005 (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 |
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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.