Wim Kok

Willem "Wim" Kok (September 29, 1938 – October 20, 2018) was a politician and former trade unionist from the Netherlands. He represented the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 22, 1994 until July 22, 2002.[1][2]


Wim Kok
Wim Kok 1994.jpg
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office
August 22, 1994 – July 22, 2002
MonarchBeatrix
Deputy
Preceded byRuud Lubbers
Succeeded byJan Peter Balkenende
Personal details
Born
Willem Kok, Jr.

(1938-09-29)September 29, 1938
Bergambacht, Netherlands
Died20 October 2018(2018-10-20) (aged 80)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse(s)Rita Roukema (1965–2018)
ChildrenAndré (born 1962)
Carla
Marcel
ResidenceAmsterdam, Netherlands
Alma materNyenrode Business Universiteit (Honorary degree)
University of Münster (Honorary degree)
OccupationPolitician
Trade Union Leader
Corporate director
Lobbyist
Signature

Kok was born in Bergambacht in South Holland.

Kok died on October 20, 2018 in Amsterdam from heart failure at the age of 80.[3]

Wim Kok Media

References

  1. (in Dutch) Wim Kok (1938) Biografie, Absolutefacts.nl, June 4, 2010
  2. (in Dutch) Wim Kok: bezuiniger tegen wil en dank, Elsevier, March 29, 2012
  3. Former Dutch prime minister, Wim Kok, dies at 80

Other websites

  Media related to Wim Kok at Wikimedia Commons

  1. REDIRECT Template:Prime ministers of the Netherlands