Piet de Jong

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Piet de Jong
April 3, 1915

Predecessor:
Jelle Zijlstra Prime Minister
1967-1971 Succeeded by
Barend Biesheuvel

Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Petrus Jozef Sietze "Piet" de Jong (Known as Oom Piet, or Uncle Piet) (born April 3, 1915) is a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1967 until 1971, as a member of the catholic KVP party.

Born in Apeldoorn, De Jong was a naval officer before becoming involved in politics in 1963.

Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
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