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Frits Bolkestein

1933 - Today

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Frederik "Frits" Bolkestein (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfreːdərɪk frɪdz ˈbɔlkəstɛi̯n] ; born 4 April 1933) is a Dutch retired politician and energy executive who served as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 1990 to 1998 and European Commissioner for Internal Market from 1999 until 2004 under Romano Prodi. Bolkestein worked as a corporate director for Royal Dutch Shell from May 1960 until July 1976 and as a manager for an engineering company in Amsterdam from September 1976 until January 1978. Bolkestein became a member of the House of Representatives shortly after election of 1977 taking office on 16 January 1978 serving as a frontbencher and spokesman for Economic Affairs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frits Bolkestein has received more than 214,621 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Frits Bolkestein is the 11,423rd most popular politician (down from 10,707th in 2019), the 521st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 494th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frits Bolkestein ranks 11,423 out of 15,577. Before him are Nur Devlet, Areus II, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, Alessandro Fortis, Maria, and Otto Graf Lambsdorff. After him are Mohammed Waheed Hassan, Fazıl Küçük, Sergius Paulus, Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, and Adlai Stevenson I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Frits Bolkestein ranks 230. Before him are Nichita Stănescu, Egil Danielsen, Shigeo Yaegashi, Lee Radziwill, Dom DeLuise, and Laura Mancinelli. After him are Frank Gorshin, Kelvin Felix, Abel Pacheco, Zelda Rubinstein, Siân Phillips, and Ceija Stojka.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Frits Bolkestein ranks 521 out of 1,427. Before him are Johannes Meursius (1579), Barend Biesheuvel (1920), Jetty Paerl (1921), Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900), Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1612), and Jan van de Cappelle (1624). After him are Cornelis Lely (1854), Semmy Schilt (1973), Bart van der Leck (1876), Simeon ten Holt (1923), Mary of Guelders (1434), and Piet Schrijvers (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Frits Bolkestein ranks 80. Before him are Nicolaes Witsen (1641), Roméo Dallaire (1946), Louis Beel (1902), Jelle Zijlstra (1918), Barend Biesheuvel (1920), and Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1612). After him are Cornelis Lely (1854), Dirk Jan de Geer (1870), Badr Hari (1984), Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885), Willem Schermerhorn (1894), and Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692).

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