Dirk Uipko Stikker (February 5, 1897 - December 23, 1979) is a Dutch banker, industrialist, politician, and diplomat. February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Born in Winschoten, he studied law at the University of Groningen. After his studies he began a career in the banking sector. In 1935, he became director of Heineken, the famous beer company. He held this post until 1948. Winschoten is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Groningen is a municipality and city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Heineken (or Heineken Brouwerijen) is a Dutch beer brewer, established in 1864 when Gerard Adriaan Heineken purchased a brewery in Amsterdam. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1945, he was among the organizers of the Stichting van de Arbeid (Dutch Labour Foundation), thus helping to lay the foundation of post-war collective bargaining in The Netherlands. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Collective bargaining is the process of negotiation between trade unions (or labor unions, as they are called in the USA) and employers (represented by management) in respect of the terms and conditions of employment of employees, such as wages, hours, working conditions and grievance procedures, and about the rights and... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ...

In 1964, Stikker was awarded a honorary doctorate by Brown University. He died in Wassenaar in 1979, aged 81. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... An Honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum) is a degree awarded to someone by an institution that he or she may have never attended, it may be a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree - however, the latter is most common. ... Brown University is an Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Wassenaar (population: 25,506 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Political career

Stikker entered politics in 1945, when he was elected to the First Chamber of the States General. On March 23, 1946, he co-founded the Partij van de Vrijheid (PvdV, Freedom Party), together with some former members of the pre-war Liberale Staatspartij (LSP, Liberal State Party). On January 24, 1948, the PvdV was absorbed by the Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD, Popular Party for Freedom and Democracy), which is as of 2004 the country's most important Liberal party. Stikker was the VVD's first chairman. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Eerste Kamer (literally First Chamber in Dutch) is the Upper House or Senate of the Netherlands parliament, the States-General. ... The Estates-General (Staten-Generaal) is the parliament of the Netherlands. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Historical liberal parties | Netherlands political parties ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs

In 1948, Stikker became minister of foreign affairs in the first government led by Willem Drees, holding that position until 1951. After his party adopted a no-confidence motion over the government's colonial policy in New Guinea, Stikker resigned on January 23, 1951, prompting the cabinet's fall. He returned to that position less than two months later. The Netherlands played an important role in the creation of NATO and the European Coal and Steel Community during Stikker's time in office as minister of foreign affairs. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Foreign Affairs is the foremost American journal of international relations. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Willem Drees (July 5, 1886-May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1948 until 1958, as a member of the social-democratic Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... A Motion of No Confidence, also called a Motion of Non Confidence, is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the opposition in the hope of defeating or embarrassing a government. ... World map of colonialism circa 1945. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... Members of the European Coal and Steel Community The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was founded in 1951 (Treaty of Paris), by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands to pool the steel and coal resources of its member-states, thus preventing another European war. ...

Later political roles

After his ministerial office, Stikker was ambassador to the United Kingdom (1952 - 1958) and head of the Dutch Permanent Representation to the North Atlantic council and to the Organization for European Economy Co-operation, the predecessor of the OECD (1958 - 1961). On April 21, 1961, he succeeded Paul-Henri Spaak as NATO Secretary General. He resigned due to poor health on August 1, 1964. The following is the list of Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom, or more formally, to the Court of St. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paul-Henri Charles Spaak   listen? (January 25, 1899 - July 31, 1972) was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman. ... NATO 2002 Summit The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on April 4, 1949. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...