Gerard Wallis de Vries

Gerard Christiaan Wallis de Vries (24 October 1936 – 8 February 2018) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and corporate director.

Gerard Wallis de Vries
Gerard Wallis de Vries in 1979
State Secretary for Culture,
Recreation and Social Work
In office
4 January 1978 – 11 September 1981
Prime MinisterDries van Agt
Preceded byWim Meijer
Succeeded byHans de Boer
Personal details
Born
Gerard Christiaan Wallis de Vries

(1936-10-24)24 October 1936
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died8 February 2018(2018-02-08) (aged 81)
The Hague, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Children2 sons
Alma materErasmus University Rotterdam
(Bachelor of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · civil servant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Media administrator

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
  Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 26 October 1981

References

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Official
Political offices
Preceded by State Secretary for Culture,
Recreation and Social Work

1978–1981
Served alongside:
Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters
Succeeded by
Media offices
Preceded by
Unknown
Chairman of the
General Association of
Radio Broadcasting

1982–1997
Succeeded by
Tom Kok