Anne Vondeling
Anne Vondeling in 1971
Delegation leader in the European Parliament
In office
17 July 1979 – 22 November 1979
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPiet Dankert
Parliamentary groupSocialist Group
Member of the European Parliament
In office
17 July 1979 – 22 November 1979
Parliamentary groupSocialist Group
ConstituencyNetherlands
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
7 December 1972 – 17 July 1979
Preceded byFrans-Jozef van Thiel
Succeeded byDick Dolman
Chairman of the Labour Party
In office
7 March 1969 – 1 May 1971
LeaderJoop den Uyl
Preceded bySjeng Tans
Succeeded byAndré van der Louw
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966
Serving with Barend Biesheuvel
Prime MinisterJo Cals
Preceded byBarend Biesheuvel
Succeeded byJan de Quay
Barend Biesheuvel
Minister of Finance
In office
14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966
Prime MinisterJo Cals
Preceded byJohan Witteveen
Succeeded byJelle Zijlstra
Leader of the Labour Party
In office
16 September 1962 – 13 September 1966
Deputy
See list
Preceded byJaap Burger
Succeeded byJoop den Uyl
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office
16 September 1962 – 14 April 1965
Preceded byJaap Burger
Succeeded byGerard Nederhorst
Parliamentary groupLabour Party
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies
In office
13 January 1958 – 22 December 1958
Prime MinisterWillem Drees
Preceded byKees Staf (Ad interim)
Succeeded byKees Staf
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 February 1967 – 17 July 1979
In office
20 March 1959 – 14 April 1965
In office
25 July 1946 – 13 January 1958
Parliamentary groupLabour Party
Personal details
Born
Anne Vondeling

(1916-03-02)2 March 1916
Appelscha, Netherlands
Died22 November 1979(1979-11-22) (aged 63)
Mechelen, Belgium
Cause of deathTraffic collision
Political partyLabour Party (from 1946)
Other political
affiliations		Dutch People's Movement
(1945–1946)
Spouse
Antonia van 't Hof
​
​
(m. 1941; div. 1978)​
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma materWageningen Agricultural College
(B.S.A., MSE, D.Eng)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Agronomist · Agricultural engineer · Accountant · Researcher · Professor

Anne Vondeling (2 March 1916 – 22 November 1979) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and agronomist.[1]

Biography

Vondeling studied Agronomy at the Wageningen Agricultural College obtaining a Master of Science in Engineering degree and worked as a researcher at his alma mater before finishing his thesis and graduated as a Doctor of Engineering in Agricultural engineering. Vondeling worked as an agronomist and agricultural engineer in Friesland from November 1940 until July 1945 and as a director of an agricultural firm in Leeuwarden from July 1945 until January 1958. Vondeling became a Member of the House of Representatives shortly after the election of 1946 on 25 July 1946 and served as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Agriculture. Vondeling was appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies in the Cabinet Drees III following a cabinet reshuffle taking office on 13 January 1958. The Cabinet Drees III fell just 11 months later and was replaced on 22 December 1958. Shortly thereafter Labour Leader Willem Drees announced his retirement and Vondeling served as one of the Lijsttrekkers (top candidates) for the election of 1959. After the election Vondeling return to the House of Representatives on 20 March 1959 and served as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Finances. Vondeling also worked as a professor of Agricultural science and International relations at the University of Groningen from January 1960 until January 1963. After the Labour Leader and Parliamentary leader Jaap Burger announced he was stepping down Vondeling was anonymously selected as his successor on 16 September 1962.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Huang Hua and Speaker of the House Anne Vondeling in The Hague on 8 June 1978.

For the election of 1963 Vondeling served again as one of the Lijsttrekkers. After the fall of the Cabinet Marijnen a successful cabinet formation formed the Cabinet Cals with Vondeling appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance taking office on 14 April 1965. In September 1966 Vondeling unexpectedly announced that he was stepping down as Leader but continued to serve in the cabinet. The cabinet Cals fell just one year into its term after a major political crisis and was replaced on 22 November 1966. After the election of 1967 Vondeling returned to the House of Representatives on 23 February 1967 and served again as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Finances. Vondeling also served as Party Chairman from 7 March 1969 until 1 May 1971. After the election of 1972 Vondeling was elected as House of Representatives on 7 December 1972. After the election of 1977 Vondeling was re-elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives. In May 1979 Vondeling announced that he would stand for the European Parliament election of 1979 and would resigned from the House of Representatives. After the European election Vondeling was elected as a Member of the European Parliament and became Delegation leader on 17 July 1979. On 22 November 1979 Vondeling died after suffering a fatal car crash in Mechelen, Belgium at 63.[2] The Anne Vondeling prize is given annually to journalists who write in a clear manner concerning political subjects.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 17 August 1974 Elevated from Commander (5 December 1966)
Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II Belgium 10 December 1975
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour France 15 May 1976
Commander of the Order of Merit Germany 18 September 1976
Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown Luxembourg 30 January 1978
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 28 June 1979 Elevated from Knight (2 December 1958)

References

  1. ↑ "Vondeling, Anne (1916-1979)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Debates of the European Parliament 1979–1980 session". Official Journal of the European Communities. December 1979. p. 6. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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