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Harm van Riel
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; 18 February 1907; Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Died	13 December 1980 (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

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.

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]

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

^ (in Dutch) Harm van Riel Hoofddorp 18 februari 1907 - 's-Gravenhage 13 december 1980, Stichting Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren, 20 August 1983

Official

Party political offices
Preceded by Pieter Oud	Vice Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1949–1963	Succeeded by Johan Witteveen
Preceded by Anthonie Nicolaas Molenaar	Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the Senate 1958–1976	Succeeded by Haya van Someren

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