Wim Kok

His Excellency

Wim Kok
His Excellency; Wim Kok
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
	In office; August 22, 1994 – July 22, 2002
Monarch	Beatrix
Deputy	See list Hans Dijkstal (Cabinet Kok I); Hans van Mierlo (Cabinet Kok I); Annemarie Jorritsma (Cabinet Kok II); Els Borst (Cabinet Kok II);
Preceded by	Ruud Lubbers
Succeeded by	Jan Peter Balkenende
Personal details
Born	Willem Kok, Jr.; September 29, 1938; Bergambacht, Netherlands
Died	20 October 2018 (aged 80); Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Rita Roukema (1965–2018)
Children	André (born 1962) ; Carla ; Marcel
Residence	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Nyenrode Business Universiteit (Honorary degree) ; University of Münster (Honorary degree)
Occupation	Politician ; Trade Union Leader ; Corporate director ; Lobbyist
Signature

Willem "Wim" Kok (September 29, 1938 – October 20, 2018) was a politician and former trade unionist from the Netherlands. He represented the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 22, 1994 until July 22, 2002.^[1]^[2]

Kok died on October 20, 2018 in Amsterdam from heart failure at the age of 80.^[3]

References

Media related to Wim Kok at Wikimedia Commons

(in Dutch) W. (Wim) Kok (Parlement & Politiek)
(in Dutch) Kabinet-Kok I Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine (Rijksoverheid)
(in Dutch) Kabinet-Kok II Archived 2012-05-24 at the Wayback Machine (Rijksoverheid)
Dr. W. Kok Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine (Rijksoverheid)

This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.