Luuk Kroon | |
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Chiefs of the Defence Staff | |
In office 5 June 1998 – 5 June 2004 | |
Preceded by | General Henk van den Breemen |
Succeeded by | General Dick Berlijn |
Personal details | |
Born | Ridderkerk, Netherlands | 13 December 1942
Died | 19 June 2012 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 69)
Military service | |
Allegiance | Netherlands |
Branch/service | Royal Netherlands Navy |
Years of service | 1961–2004 |
Rank | Lieutenant admiral |
Luuk Kroon (13 December 1942, Ridderkerk – 19 June 2012) was a Dutch naval officer. Kroon served as the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy from 1995 to 1998 and Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff from 1998 until 2004.[1] He died in The Hague on 19 June 2012, at the age of 69.[1]