Relus ter Beek

Relus ter Beek
Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe
In office 1 January 1995 – 29 September 2008
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Margreeth de Boer
Succeeded by	Jacques Tichelaar
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 17 May 1994 – 1 January 1995
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 11 May 1971 – 7 November 1989
Personal details
Born	Aurelus Louis ter Beek 18 January 1944 Coevorden, Netherlands
Died	29 September 2008 (aged 64) Assen, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Annechien Ties (1969-2008)
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (B.A.)
Occupation	Politician, civil servant

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

• Order of the Netherlands Lion
  • Knight (29 April 1983)
• Order of Orange-Nassau
  • Commander (8 October 1994)

References

1. (Dutch) Relus ter Beek (1944 - 2008): Een bourgondiër met een links hart Het Parool
2. (Dutch) Relus ter Beek (64) overleden NU.nl
3. (Dutch) Relus ter Beek overleden NOS

External links

• (Dutch) A.L. (Relus) ter Beek (Parlement & Politiek)
• Media related to Relus ter Beek at Wikimedia Commons