Durk van der Mei

Dutch politician (1924-2018)
Person human Q2373742
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Durk van der Mei

Summary

Durk van der Mei is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brummen[2]. He was born on October 13, 1924[3]. He died in Zutphen[4]. He died on February 2, 2018[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Durk van der Mei was born in Brummen[2].
  • Durk van der Mei passed away in Zutphen[4].
  • Durk van der Mei was born on October 13, 1924[3].
  • Durk van der Mei died on February 2, 2018[5].
  • Durk van der Mei held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[8].
  • Dutch was Durk van der Mei's native language[9].
  • Durk van der Mei worked as a politician[6].
  • Durk van der Mei held the position of Member of the European Parliament[10].
  • Durk van der Mei held the position of member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands[11].
  • Durk van der Mei held the position of member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands[12].
  • Durk van der Mei held the position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs[13].
  • Durk van der Mei held the position of member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands[14].
  • Durk van der Mei held the position of member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands[15].
  • Durk van der Mei is recorded as male[16].
  • Durk van der Mei's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Durk van der Mei was affiliated with the Christian Democratic Appeal[18].
  • Durk van der Mei was affiliated with the Christian Historical Union[19].
  • Durk van der Mei's Commons category is recorded as Durk van der Mei[20].
  • Durk van der Mei's given name is recorded as זין[21].
  • Durk van der Mei's given name is recorded as Frederik[22].
  • Durk van der Mei's given name is recorded as D.[23].
  • Durk van der Mei's work location is recorded as Strasbourg[24].
  • Durk van der Mei's work location is recorded as Brussels[25].
  • Durk van der Mei's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[26].

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Origins and Family

Durk van der Mei's place of birth was Brummen[2]. He was born on October 13, 1924[3]. Dutch was his native language[9].

Career and Affiliations

Durk van der Mei's professions included politician[6]. Positions held include Member of the European Parliament[10], a member of parliament[27], founded in 1979[28]; member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands[11], a position[29], in Kingdom of the Netherlands[30]; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs[13]; and Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe[31], a position[32].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include Christian Democratic Appeal[18], a political party[33], in Netherlands[34], founded in 1980[35], headquartered in The Hague[36] and Christian Historical Union[19], a political party[37], in Netherlands[38], founded in 1908[39].

Death and Burial

Durk van der Mei died on February 2, 2018[5]. He died in Zutphen[4].

Why It Matters

Durk van der Mei ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Durk van der Mei born?

Durk van der Mei's place of birth was Brummen[2].

Where did Durk van der Mei die?

Durk van der Mei died in Zutphen[4].

What did Durk van der Mei do for work?

Durk van der Mei worked as politician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . assembly.coe.int. assembly.coe.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . parlement.com. Retrieved . parlement.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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