Jan Willem de Pous

Dutch politician (1920-1996)
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Summary

Jan Willem de Pous was born on January 23, 1920[1], in Aalsmeer[2]. He died on January 6, 1996[3], in The Hague[4]. He worked as an economist[5], politician[6], docent[7], and minister[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[10]
  • Position held: Minister of Economic Affairs[11]
  • Employer: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam[12]
  • Educated at: University of Amsterdam[13], Northwestern University[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Member of political party: Christian Historical Union[16]
  • Commons category: Jan Willem de Pous[17]
  • Family name: Pous[18]
  • Given name: Jan[19], Willem[20]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries[21]

Why It Matters

Jan Willem de Pous is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Jan Willem de Pous born?

Jan Willem de Pous was born in Aalsmeer[2].

Where did Jan Willem de Pous die?

Jan Willem de Pous passed away in The Hague[4].

What did Jan Willem de Pous do for work?

Jan Willem de Pous worked as an economist[5], politician[6], docent[7], and minister[8].

Where did Jan Willem de Pous go to school?

Jan Willem de Pous was educated at University of Amsterdam[13] and Northwestern University[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → The Hague
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'nl']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parlement.com object id → 18764
    Occupation → economist, politician, docent +1
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  3. 22w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Jan, Willem
    Instance of → —
    Educated at → University of Amsterdam, Northwestern University
    Member of political party → Christian Historical Union
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