Willem "Wim" Meijer (born 16 August 1939) is a retired Dutch politician and businessman. He is a member of the Labour Party (PvdA). Meijer worked as a social worker in

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from April 1964 until May 1971. Meijer served on the

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of Hengelo from June 1966 until July 1970. Meijer also was active as a political activist and was one of the leaders of the

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movement in the Netherlands which aimed to steer the Labour Party more to the

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. Meijer was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1971, taking office on 11 May 1971. After the election of 1972 Meijer was appointed as State Secretary for Culture, Recreation and Social Work in the Cabinet Den Uyl, taking office on 11 May 1973. The Cabinet Den Uyl fell on 22 March 1977 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. After the election of 1977 Meijer returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 8 June 1977 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

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he subsequently resigned as State Secretary on 8 September 1977. After the election of 1981 the Leader of the Labour Party and

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of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives

Joop den Uyl Johannes Marten den Uijl, better known as Joop den Uyl (; 9 August 1919 – 24 December 1987) was a Dutch politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 to 1977. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA). ...

was appointed as

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and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Van Agt II, Meijer was selected as his successor as Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives, 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

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Cabinet Van Agt III on 29 May 1982. After the election of 1982 Den Uyl subsequently returned as a Member of the House of Representatives and as Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives on 16 September 1982. On 14 October 1988 Meijer was nominated as Queen's Commissioner of

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, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the same day he was installed as Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe, taking office on 1 January 1989.

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