Harm van Riel

Harm van Riel (18 February 1907 – 13 December 1980) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.

Harm van Riel
Harm van Riel in 1976
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
In office 23 December 1958 – 3 June 1976
Preceded by	Anthonie Nicolaas Molenaar
Succeeded by	Haya van Someren
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Member of the Senate
In office 2 July 1963 – 3 June 1976
In office 6 November 1956 – 5 June 1963
Personal details
Born	Harm van Riel (1907-02-18)18 February 1907 Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Died	13 December 1980(1980-12-13) (aged 73) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Other political affiliations	Freedom Party (1946–1948)
Alma mater	Leiden University (Bachelor of Letters, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Jurist · Businessman · Banker · Author

Career

He served as a Member of the Senate from 6 November 1956 until 5 June 1963, and from 2 July 1963 until 3 June 1976. He was the parliamentary leader of the VVD in the Senate from 24 March 1959 until 3 June 1976. A colourful politician, he was a mentor to Hans Wiegel during the latter's tenure as leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.^[1]

Decorations

Honours

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	29 April 1965