Hans Van Den Broek

Hans Van Den Broek

Henri (Hans) van den Broek listen (born 11 December 1936 in Paris) is a leading Dutch politician. He is best known for having served 11 years as the Netherlands' Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1982 and 1993, when he became European Commissioner for Foreign Relations.

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