Cees van Lent

Cees van Lent
Van Lent in 1977
State Secretary for Defence
In office 11 March 1974 – 19 December 1977 Serving with Bram Stemerdink
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Joep Mommersteeg
Succeeded by	Himself
In office 19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 Serving with Wim van Eekelen
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Bram Stemerdink Jan van Houwelingen
Personal details
Born	Cornelis Leonardus Josephus van Lent (1922-07-27)27 July 1922 Heemstede, Netherlands
Died	8 March 2000(2000-03-08) (aged 72) Leidschendam, Netherlands
Party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Occupation	Brigadier general Politician

Cornelis Leonardus Josephus "Cees" van Lent (27 July 1922 – 8 March 2000) was a Dutch brigadier general and politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) party, later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party.

Life

Van Lent (right) with State Secretary Bram Stemerdink (left) and Defense Minister Henk Vredeling during a debate in the House of Representatives (January 20, 1976)

Cornelis “Cees” Leonardus Josephus van Lent, who came from a Roman Catholic family, completed officer training and served in numerous capacities as an officer, staff officer, and general staff officer in the Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht). Between 1970 and 1971, he served as chairman of the Christian Officers' Association (Christen Officieren Vereniging). Having served as head of the personnel department and chief of personnel for the Royal Netherlands Army with the rank of colonel (Kolonel) until May 1, 1973, he then served as deputy chief of staff for personnel of the Royal Netherlands Army from May 1, 1973, to March 11, 1974. In this capacity, he was promoted to brigadier general (Brigade-generaal) on November 1, 1973.

External links

• C.L.J. (Cees) van Lent Parlement.com (in Dutch)