Willem Drees
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1886
- Died
- May 14, 1988
Biography
Willem Drees (Amsterdam, July 5, 1886 – The Hague, May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician of Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij (SDAP) and the later Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1958 and is regarded by many as one of the most important post-war Dutch politicians. Under his leadership, both the decolonization of the Dutch East Indies and the reconstruction of the Netherlands took place. Drees was a committed social democrat, yet very pragmatic ('not everything is possible, and certainly not everything at once').
Movies with Willem Drees
- Markant: W. Drees Sr. 1973
- 100 years of social democracy 1894-1994 1994
- Marga Klompé 1984
- Thuis bij Dr. W. Drees 1961
- Juliana, moeder van ons volk? 1978
- Dr. Willem Drees 1973
- Transfer of sovereignty to the Republic of Indonesia 1966
- Morele herbewapening 1963
- Markant: Willem Schermerhorn 1973
- The World of Polygoon 1994