European Commissioner Frans Andriessen passed away

Frans Andriessen, the former Minister of Finance and the last Dutch Commissioner for Agriculture, passed away on Friday 22 March at the age of 89. His family said in a statement.

Andriessen was active as party leader for the Catholic People's Party (KVP), which later became the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Andriessen was also Minister of Finance between 1977 and 1980, although he resigned in 1980 because he did not gain confidence in his plans. 

Agriculture
In 1985 he was appointed European Commissioner for Agriculture, which Andriessen held for 4 years. During the same period, he was also Vice-President of the European Commission. However, he held this position for a longer period of time, namely until 1993.

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