Gerrit Braks

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Gerardus Johannes Maria "Gerrit" Braks (23 May 1933 – 12 July 2017) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and agronomist. Braks applied at the Wageningen Agricultural College in June 1959 majoring in Agronomy and obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree in July 1961 before graduating with a Master of Science in Engineering degree in July 1965. Braks worked as a agronomist and agricultural engineer in Eindhoven from January 1966 until April 1970 and as a civil servant for the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission from April 1970 until June 1977. Braks was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1977, taking office on 8 June 1977. Braks was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel following the appointed of Fons van der Stee as Minister of Finance, taking office on 5 March 1980. After the election of 1981 Braks returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, serving from 10 June 1981 until 9 September 1981. Following the cabinet formation of 1981 Braks was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel was replaced by the Cabinet Van Agt II on 11 September 1981 and he subsequently returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 15 September 1981. After the election of 1982 Braks was appointed again as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Cabinet Lubbers I, taking office on 4 November 1982. After the election of 1986 Braks again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 3 June 1986. Following the cabinet formation of 1986 Braks continued as Minister of Education and...