Willem Aantjes

Willem Aantjes
Willem Aantjes in 1974
Leader of the
Anti-Revolutionary Party
In office
7 March 1973 – 25 May 1977
Preceded byBarend Biesheuvel
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
19 December 1977 – 7 November 1978
Preceded byDries van Agt
Succeeded byRuud Lubbers
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
In office
7 March 1973 – 8 June 1977
Preceded byBarend Biesheuvel
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
In office
6 July 1971 – 7 December 1972
Preceded byBarend Biesheuvel
Succeeded byBarend Biesheuvel
Parliamentary groupAnti-Revolutionary Party
Deputy Leader of the
Anti-Revolutionary Party
In office
23 February 1967 – 7 March 1973
LeaderBarend Biesheuvel
Preceded byBauke Roolvink
Succeeded byGerrit van Dam
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
26 May 1959 – 7 November 1978
Parliamentary groupChristian Democratic Appeal
(1977–1978)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(1959–1977)
Personal details
Born
Willem Aantjes

(1923-01-16)16 January 1923
Bleskensgraaf, Netherlands
Died22 October 2015(2015-10-22) (aged 92)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(until 1980)
Spouses
Gisela Braun
(m. 1953; div. 1995)
Ineke Ludikhuize
(m. 2000)
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma materUtrecht University
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Jurist · Nonprofit director

Willem "Wim" Aantjes (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləɱ ʋɪm ˈaːɲtɕəs]; 16 January 1923 – 22 October 2015) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

A jurist by occupation, Aantjes was elected to the House of Representatives on 26 May 1959 after the general election of 1959. He served as the parliamentary leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party in the House of Representatives from 22 June 1971 until 30 November 1972, a period during which Barend Biesheuvel (then Leader of the ARP) served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Aantjes became Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party and parliamentary leader on 7 March 1973, and served until 25 May 1977; he then became the parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives, serving from 19 December 1977 until 7 November 1978, when he resigned both his positions.