Wim van Eekelen

Wim van Eekelen
Wim van Eekelen
	Wim van Eekelen in 1978
Member of the Senate
	In office; 13 June 1995 – 10 June 2003
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Secretary General of the ; Western European Union
	In office; 15 May 1989 – 15 November 1994
Preceded by	Alfred Cahen
Succeeded by	José Cutileiro
Minister of Defence
	In office; 14 July 1986 – 6 September 1988
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Job de Ruiter
Succeeded by	Piet Bukman (Ad interim)
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
	In office; 5 November 1982 – 14 July 1986
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Hans van den Broek
Succeeded by	René van der Linden
State Secretary for Defence
	In office; 20 January 1978 – 11 September 1981 Serving with Cees van Lent
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Cees van Lent
Succeeded by	Bram Stemerdink ; Jan van Houwelingen
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 3 June 1986 – 14 July 1986
	In office; 25 August 1981 – 5 November 1982
	In office; 8 June 1977 – 20 January 1978
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Willem Frederik van Eekelen; 5 February 1931; Utrecht, Netherlands
Died	25 June 2025 (aged 94); The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy ; (from 1955)
Alma mater	Utrecht University ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy) ; Princeton University ; (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Jurist · Political scientist · Researcher · Political consultant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist · Author
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1956–1957 (Conscription) ; 1957–1961 (Reserve)
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Regiment Huzaren van Boreel
Battles/wars	Cold War

Willem Frederik "Wim" van Eekelen (5 February 1931 – 25 June 2025) was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He also was a political scientist.^[1]

Van Eekelen died on 25 June 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands at the age of 94.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Van Eekelens visie op paspoortaffaire" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 9 March 2001. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
↑ "In Memoriam - Wim van Eekelen". Stichting Jason. 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
↑ "Death notice Wim van Eekelen". NRC. 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-27.

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[1] "Van Eekelens visie op paspoortaffaire" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 9 March 2001. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[2] "In Memoriam - Wim van Eekelen". Stichting Jason. 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-27.

[3] "Death notice Wim van Eekelen". NRC. 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-27.

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