Dirk Stikker

Dirk Stikker
Stikker in 1964
3rd Secretary General of NATO
In office
21 April 1961 – 1 August 1964
Preceded byPaul-Henri Spaak
Succeeded byManlio Brosio
Permanent Representative of the
Netherlands to NATO and the OECD
In office
15 June 1958 – 21 April 1961
Preceded byEelco van Kleffens
Succeeded byHugo Scheltema
Ambassador of the Netherlands
to the United Kingdom
In office
10 September 1952 – 15 June 1958
Preceded byEdgar Michiels
van Verduynen
Succeeded byHerman van Roijen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
7 August 1948 – 2 September 1952
Prime MinisterWillem Drees
Preceded byPim van Boetzelaer
van Oosterhout
Succeeded byJohan Beyen
Chairman of the People's Party
for Freedom and Democracy
In office
28 January 1948 – 7 August 1948
LeaderPieter Oud
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPieter Oud
Leader of the Freedom Party
In office
23 March 1946 – 28 January 1948
LeaderHimself
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Chairman of the Freedom Party
In office
23 March 1946 – 28 January 1948
LeaderHimself
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Member of the Senate
In office
20 November 1945 – 7 August 1948
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy

(1948)
Freedom Party
(1946–1948)
Liberal State Party
(1945–1946)
Personal details
Born
Dirk Uipko Stikker

(1897-02-05)5 February 1897
Winschoten, Netherlands
Died23 December 1979(1979-12-23) (aged 82)
Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy

(from 1948)
Other political
affiliations
Freedom Party
(1946–1948)
Liberal State Party
(1945–1946)
Spouse
Catharine van der Scheer
(m. 1922)
ChildrenUipko Dirk Stikker (born 1924)
Allerd Stikker (born 1928)
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Diplomat · civil servant · Businessman · Banker · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive

Dirk Uipko Stikker GCVO GBE (5 February 1897 – 23 December 1979) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP), co-founder of the defunct Freedom Party (PvdV) and of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and businessman. Stikker was known for his abilities as a manager and negotiator. Stikker continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death. He holds the distinction as the first Secretary General of NATO from the Netherlands.[1]

  1. ^ "Stikker, Dirk Uipko (1897–1979)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2019.