Alphonsus Petrus Johannes Mathildus Maria "Fons" van der Stee (30 July 1928 – 9 September 1999) was a Dutch politician of the defunct
Catholic People's Party
The Catholic People's Party ( nl, Katholieke Volkspartij, KVP) was a Catholic Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1945 as a continuation of the Roman Catholic State Party, which was a continuation of ...
(KVP) and later the
Christian Democratic Appeal
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(CDA) party and economist.
Van der Stee applied at the
Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, nl, Radboud Universiteit , formerly ''Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen'') is a public research university located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The university bears the name of Saint Radboud, a 9th century D ...
in June 1950
majoring in
Tax law
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and obtaining a
Bachelor of Laws
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degree in June 1952 before graduating with a
Master of Laws
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degree on 29 February 1956. Van der Stee worked as a tax advisor in
Arnhem
Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both banks of ...
from May 1956 until July 1971. Van der Stee served as
Chairman of the Catholic People's Party from 30 March 1968 until 14 July 1971. Van der Stee was elected as a
Member of the Senate after the
Senate election of 1971, taking office on 11 May 1971.
After the
election of 1971 Van der Stee was appointed as
State Secretary for Finance in the
Cabinet Biesheuvel I, taking office on 14 July 1971. The Cabinet Biesheuvel I fell just one year later on 19 July 1972 and continued to serve in a
demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the
caretaker
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Cabinet Biesheuvel II with Van der Stee continuing as State Secretary for Finance, taking office on 9 August 1972. Van der Stee was elected as a
Member of the House of Representatives after the
election of 1972, taking office on 12 December 1972 but he was still serving in the cabinet and because of
dualism customs in the
constitutional convention of Dutch politics he couldn't serve a
dual mandate
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he subsequently resigned as State Secretary for Finance on 12 March 1973. Following the
cabinet formation of 1972 Van der Stee was again appointed as State Secretary for Finance in the
Cabinet Den Uyl, taking office on 11 May 1973. Van der Stee was appointed as
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
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following the resignation of
Tiemen Brouwer, taking office on 1 November 1973. The Cabinet Den Uyl fell on 22 March 1977 after four years of tensions in the coalition and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. After the
election of 1977 Van der Stee returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 8 June 1977 but again because of the dualism customs in Dutch politics he subsequently resigned as Member of the House of Representatives on 8 September 1977. Following the
cabinet formation of 1977 Van der Stee remained Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and was also appointed as
Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs in the
Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel, taking office on 19 December 1977. Van der Stee was appointed as
Minister of Finance
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following the resignation of
Frans Andriessen
Franciscus Henricus Johannes Joseph "Frans" Andriessen (2 April 1929 – 22 March 2019) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessperson who served as E ...
, taking office on 5 March 1980. In December 1980 Van der Stee announced that he wouldn't stand for the
election of 1981. Following the
cabinet formation of 1981 Van der Stee continued as Minister of Finance in the
Cabinet Van Agt II, taking office on 11 September 1981. The Cabinet Van Agt II fell just seven months into its term on 12 May 1982 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the
caretaker
Caretaker may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''The Caretaker'' (film), a 1963 adaptation of the play ''The Caretaker''
* '' The Caretakers'', a 1963 American film set in a mental hospital
* Caretaker, a character in the 1974 film '' ...
Cabinet Van Agt III with Van der Stee remaining as Minister of Finance on 29 May 1982. In June 1982 Van der Stee announced his retirement from national politics and that he wouldn't stand for the
election of 1982. The Cabinet Van Agt III was replaced by the
Cabinet Lubbers I following the
cabinet formation of 1982 on 4 November 1982.
Van der Stee retired after spending 14 years in national politics and became active in the
private sector
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and
public sector
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and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (
General Bank of the Netherlands,
Tulip Computers
Tulip Computers NV was a Dutch computer manufacturer that manufactured PC clones.
History
It was founded in 1979 as ''Compudata'', as an importer of American microcomputers. Compudata was the distributor for Europe for the Exidy Sorcerer, a Zi ...
,
Apollo Vredestein and the
HMC Westeinde Hospital).
Decorations
References
External links
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Mr. A.P.J.M.M. (Fons) van der SteeParlement & Politiek
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Mr. A.P.J.M.M. van der Stee (KVP)Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
1928 births
1999 deaths
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