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- Kroes, a liberal, was married to social democratic minister and mayor Bram Peper.
- Kroes has been a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion since 1981 and a Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau since 1989.
- Kroes was International Road Federation Man of the Year of 1993.
- Kroes is a confidant of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and persuaded her to switch allegiance from the social democratic PvdA to the VVD.
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