Frans Andriessen
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Frans Andriessen (born 2 April 1929) was a senior Dutch politician.
In 1967 he was first elected member of Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch parliament, as representative of Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP). From 1971 to 1977 he was leader of the KVP. He served as Minister of Finance (1977-1980) and European Commissioner (1981-1993).
| Preceded by: Henk Vredeling |
Dutch European Commissioner 1981–1993 |
Succeeded by: Hans van den Broek |
| Preceded by: Raymond Vouel |
European Commissioner for Competition 1981–1985 |
Succeeded by: Peter Sutherland |
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