Relus ter Beek

His Excellency
Relus ter Beek
His Excellency Relus ter Beek
	File:Relus ter beek2.JPG Ter Beek in 2008
Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe
	In office; 1 January 1995 – 29 September 2008
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Margreeth de Boer
Succeeded by	Jacques Tichelaar
Minister of Defence
	In office; 7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Frits Bolkestein
Succeeded by	Joris Voorhoeve
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 17 May 1994 – 1 January 1995
	In office; 11 May 1971 – 7 November 1989
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Personal details
Born	Aurelus Louis ter Beek; 18 January 1944; Coevorden, Netherlands
Died	29 September 2008 (aged 64); Assen, Netherlands
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Party	Labour Party (from 1962)
Spouse	Annechien Ties (m. 1969)
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam ; (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Nonprofit director · Activist

Aurelus Louis "Relus" ter Beek (18 January 1944 – 29 September 2008) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).

He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 11 May 1971 until 7 November 1989 when he became Minister of Defence serving from 7 November 1989 until 22 August 1994 in the third Lubbers cabinet. He returned as a Member of the House of Representatives serving from 17 May 1994 until his resignation on 1 January 1995 to become the Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe, he served for thirteen years until his death on 29 September 2008 from lung cancer at the age of 64.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
File:NLD Order of the Dutch Lion - Commander BAR.png	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	29 April 1983
File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Commander.svg	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	8 October 1994

References

^ (in Dutch) Relus ter Beek (1944 - 2008): Een bourgondiër met een links hart Het Parool
^ (in Dutch) Relus ter Beek (64) overleden NU.nl
^ (in Dutch) Relus ter Beek overleden NOS ^{[dead link]}

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Official

(in Dutch) A.L. (Relus) ter Beek Parlement & Politiek

Political offices

Preceded by

Frits Bolkestein

Minister of Defence
1989–1994

Succeeded by

Joris Voorhoeve

Preceded by

Margreeth de Boer

Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe
1993–1994

Succeeded by

Jacques Tichelaar

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[1] (in Dutch) Relus ter Beek (1944 - 2008): Een bourgondiër met een links hart Het Parool

[2] (in Dutch) Relus ter Beek (64) overleden NU.nl

[3] (in Dutch) Relus ter Beek overleden NOS ^{[dead link]}

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Ministry of Defence
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v t e Third Lubbers cabinet (1989–1994)
Preceded by: Second Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by: First Kok cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Wim Kok (Finance)
Ministers	Ien Dales (Interior) (1989–1994) (†) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Interior) (Ad interim) Ed van Thijn (Interior) (1994) Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) (from 1994) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) (1989–1993) Pieter Kooijmans (Foreign Affairs) (from 1993) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) (1989–1994) Aad Kosto (Justice) (from 1994) Koos Andriessen (Economic Affairs) Relus ter Beek (Defence) Hedy d'Ancona (Welfare, Health and Culture) (1989–1994) Jo Ritzen (Welfare, Health and Culture) (Ad interim) Bert de Vries (Social Affairs and Employment) Jo Ritzen (Education and Sciences) Hanja Maij-Weggen (Transport and Water Management) (1989–1994) Koos Andriessen (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (1989–1990) Bert de Vries (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (Ad interim) Piet Bukman (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (from 1990) Hans Alders (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Ministers without portfolio	Ruud Lubbers (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (Ad interim) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1989–1994) Ruud Lubbers (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (from 1994) Jan Pronk (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) (1989–1994) Piet Dankert (Foreign Affairs) Marius van Amelsvoort (Finance) Aad Kosto (Justice) (1989–1994) Piet Bukman (Economic Affairs) (1989–1990) Yvonne van Rooy (Economic Affairs) (from 1990) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (Defence) (1989–1993) Ton Frinking (Defence) (from 1993) Hans Simons (Welfare, Health and Culture) Elske ter Veld (Social Affairs and Employment) (1989–1993) Jacques Wallage (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 1993) Jacques Wallage (Education and Science) (1989–1993) Roel in 't Veld (Education and Science) (1993) Job Cohen (Education and Science) (from 1993) Dzsingisz Gabor (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) Enneüs Heerma (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

His Excellency Relus ter Beek
File:Relus ter beek2.JPG Ter Beek in 2008

Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe
In office 1 January 1995 – 29 September 2008
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Margreeth de Boer
Succeeded by	Jacques Tichelaar
Minister of Defence
In office 7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Frits Bolkestein
Succeeded by	Joris Voorhoeve
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 17 May 1994 – 1 January 1995
In office 11 May 1971 – 7 November 1989
Parliamentary group	Labour Party

Personal details
Born	Aurelus Louis ter Beek (1944-01-18)18 January 1944 Coevorden, Netherlands
Died	29 September 2008(2008-09-29) (aged 64) Assen, Netherlands
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Party	Labour Party (from 1962)
Spouse	Annechien Ties (m. 1969)
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Nonprofit director · Activist

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