Piet Dankert
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Piet Dankert
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| In office 1982 – 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Simone Veil |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Pflimlin |
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| Born | 8 January 1934 Netherlands |
| Died | 21 June 2003 |
| Political party | PvDA, PES |
Piet Dankert (January 8, 1934 in Stiens – June 21, 2003 in Perpignan) was a Dutch politician, a member of the Dutch Labour Party.
He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1968. There he was spokesman for foreign affairs and defence. In the late 1970s he moved to the European Parliament, and was President of the European Parliament from January 19, 1982 to July 24, 1984 [1].
In the third government of Ruud Lubbers (1989–1994) he was Secretary of State for European matters. He subsequently served a second period in the European Parliament, where he devoted himself to working for the accession of Turkey to the European Union.
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