Gerard Wallis de Vries

Gerard Christiaan Wallis de Vries (24 October 1936 – 8 February 2018) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and corporate director.

Gerard Wallis de Vries
Gerard Wallis de Vries in 1979
State Secretary for Culture, Recreation and Social Work
In office 4 January 1978 – 11 September 1981 Serving with Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Wim Meijer
Succeeded by	Hans de Boer
Personal details
Born	Gerard Christiaan Wallis de Vries (1936-10-24)24 October 1936 Batavia, Dutch East Indies[1]
Died	8 February 2018(2018-02-08) (aged 81) The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Children	2 sons
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (Bachelor of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · civil servant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Media administrator

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	26 October 1981