Dries van Agt
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Dries van Agt is a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1977 to 1982 and was a leading figure in the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dries van Agt canonical | 5 |
| Dries van Agt (as Prime Minister of the Netherlands) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3657881 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dries van Agt Context triple: [CDA, notablePrimeMinisterFromParty, Dries van Agt]
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A.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy was a Dutch Anti-Revolutionary Party politician best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands’ government-in-exile during World War II.
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B.
Willem Drees
Willem Drees was a prominent Dutch statesman and post–World War II prime minister known for rebuilding the Netherlands and shaping its modern welfare state during decolonization and the Indonesian conflict.
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C.
Ruud Lubbers
Ruud Lubbers was a Dutch Christian Democratic politician who served as the Netherlands’ longest-serving Prime Minister, leading the country through major economic reforms in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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D.
Wim Kok
Wim Kok was a Dutch Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002, leading two centrist "purple" coalition governments.
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E.
Hendrikus Colijn
Hendrikus Colijn was a Dutch statesman and multiple-term Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the interwar period, known for his conservative leadership and strict economic policies during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dries van Agt Target entity description: Dries van Agt is a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1977 to 1982 and was a leading figure in the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
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A.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy was a Dutch Anti-Revolutionary Party politician best known for serving as Prime Minister of the Netherlands’ government-in-exile during World War II.
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B.
Willem Drees
Willem Drees was a prominent Dutch statesman and post–World War II prime minister known for rebuilding the Netherlands and shaping its modern welfare state during decolonization and the Indonesian conflict.
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C.
Ruud Lubbers
Ruud Lubbers was a Dutch Christian Democratic politician who served as the Netherlands’ longest-serving Prime Minister, leading the country through major economic reforms in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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D.
Wim Kok
Wim Kok was a Dutch Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002, leading two centrist "purple" coalition governments.
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E.
Hendrikus Colijn
Hendrikus Colijn was a Dutch statesman and multiple-term Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the interwar period, known for his conservative leadership and strict economic policies during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch politician
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Prime Minister of the Netherlands ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Queen Juliana of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | euthanasia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-02-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2024-02-05 ⓘ |
| diedAlongside | Eugenie Krekelberg ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Radboud University Nijmegen ⓘ |
| endTime | 1982-11-04 (term as Prime Minister) ⓘ |
| familyName | van Agt ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Andreas ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Minister of State (Netherlands)
ⓘ
linked to:
Minister of State of the Netherlands
|
| ideology | Christian democracy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical views on Israeli policy towards Palestinians in later life
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founding leadership of the Christian Democratic Appeal ⓘ leading the first CDA-led cabinet (Van Agt I) ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | voluntary euthanasia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Catholic People's Party
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linked to:
Catholic People’s Party
Christian Democratic Appeal ⓘ |
| nickname | Dries ⓘ |
| notableWork | memoirs and political essays (various books in Dutch) ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ politician ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Eindhoven ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Nijmegen ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
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Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal ⓘ Member of the European Parliament ⓘ Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands ⓘ Minister of Justice of the Netherlands ⓘ Prime Minister of the Netherlands ⓘ Queen's Commissioner of North Brabant ⓘ
linked to:
King’s Commissioner of North Brabant
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| precededBy | Joop den Uyl ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Nijmegen (various periods) ⓘ |
| spouse | Eugenie Krekelberg ⓘ |
| startTime | 1977-12-19 (term as Prime Minister) ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ruud Lubbers ⓘ |
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Subject: Dries van Agt Description of subject: Dries van Agt is a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1977 to 1982 and was a leading figure in the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Dries van Agt