Joseph Luns

His Excellency

Joseph Luns
His Excellency; Joseph Luns
	Joseph Luns in 1979
5th Secretary General of NATO
	In office; 1 October 1971 – 25 June 1984
Preceded by	Manlio Brosio
Succeeded by	Lord Carrington
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 13 October 1956 – 6 July 1971
Prime Minister	Willem Drees (1956–1958) ; Louis Beel (1958–1959) ; Jan de Quay (1959–1963) ; Victor Marijnen (1963–1965) ; Jo Cals (1965–1966) ; Jelle Zijlstra (1966–1967) ; Piet de Jong (1967–1971)
Preceded by	Johan Beyen
Succeeded by	Norbert Schmelzer
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 11 May 1971 – 1 October 1971
	In office; 23 February 1967 – 5 April 1967
	In office; 3 July 1956 – 3 October 1956
Minister for United Nations Affairs
	In office; 2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Eelco van Kleffens (1947)
Succeeded by	Office Discontinued
Personal details
Born	Joseph Antoine Marie Hubert Luns; 28 August 1911; Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	17 July 2002 (aged 90); Brussels, Belgium
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Catholic People's Party ; (1945–1974)
Other political; affiliations	Roman Catholic State Party ; (1938–1945)
Spouse(s)	Baroness Lia van Heemstra (m. 1939; died 1990)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam ; (Bachelor of Laws, Doctor of Law) ; Leiden University ; (Master of Laws) ; London School of Economics ; (Bachelor of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant
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Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns (28 August 1911 – 17 July 2002) was a Dutch politician and diplomat.

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Luns was one of the most popular Dutch politicians of the time. He served a total of eight cabinets and stayed in office nineteen years, becoming the longest-serving Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2 September 1952 until 6 July 1971. He retired from Dutch politics and became the 5th (and also longest-serving) Secretary General of NATO for 13 years from 1 October 1971 until 25 June 1984.

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