Frans Andriessen

Franciscus Henricus Johannes Joseph "Frans" Andriessen (2 April 1929 in Utrecht – 22 March 2019) was a senior Dutch politician.

Frans Andriessen
European Commissioner for Trade
In office 6 January 1989 – 6 January 1993
President	Jacques Delors
Preceded by	Willy De Clercq
Succeeded by	Hans van den Broek
European Commissioner for Competition
In office 6 January 1981 – 7 January 1985
President	Gaston Thorn
Preceded by	Raymond Vouel
Succeeded by	Peter Sutherland
Minister of Finance
In office 19 December 1977 – 22 February 1980
Monarch	Juliana
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Wim Duisenberg
Succeeded by	Gijs van Aardenne
Personal details
Born	(1929-04-02)2 April 1929 Utrecht, Netherlands
Died	22 March 2019(2019-03-22) (aged 89)
Political party	Catholic People's Party (1967-1980) Christian Democratic Appeal (1980-2019)

In 1967 he was first elected to the House of Representatives for the Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP). From 1971 to 1977 he was leader of the KVP.^[1] In 1977, the KVP merged with two Protestant parties to form the Christen-Democratisch Appel (CDA).

He served as Minister of Finance (1977–1980) and European Commissioner for Competition (1981-1985), Agriculture (1985-1989), and External Relations and Trade (1989–1993).^[2]

Andriessen was one of few politicians to serve three terms as an EU Commissioner.^[3]