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Former Prime Minister Wim Kok died, that's what his family announced. Kok also directed the PvdA
and died in his hometown of Amsterdam at age 80. His wife Rita, his children, and his grandchildren were with him at that time. Kok died in hospital from the aftermath of heart disease
Integrity
"He was a model of integrity.Lodewijk Asscher, leader of the Labor Party, reacts to the death of the PvdA's former politician. "He was a man who could work tirelessly for the sake of others, even after his retirement from the political world. he has remained very involved, we remember Wim Kok with great gratitude and respect and wish his wife Rita, his children and grandchildren, his family, his friends and his family for managing this huge loss. "
of the PvdA, Kok calls" a fighter, a social democrat of heart and soul, a prime minister of all the Dutch. We owe a lot to Wim. He was very involved with the people he represented and more recently with the company and his Labor Party. With the passing of Wim, we lose a great statesman, an honest and beautiful person. "
Purple
In 1986, Kok came to the House for the PvdA. Prior to that, he had worked at NVV. He soon succeeded Joop den Uyl as president of the group, which he remained until 1989. From 1986 to 2001, he was political leader of the party, then changed course within the PvdA. The party is more directed to the political center, which he called "shaking the ideological pens". He was also Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Lubbers III cabinet for a few years
Cook during his farewell in 2002 / ANP
of 1994 in 2002, Kok was prime minister. It was the first "purple" cabinet for years. During this period, he led to major economic reforms and legalized same-sex marriage and euthanasia. In 2002, the government collapsed, Kok took responsibility for the Srebrenica events, then withdrew from politics and was active in the following years with companies such as Shell, KLM and ING.
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