US EditionFormer VVD Leader and Deputy PM Hans Wiegel Dies Aged 83 - DutchNews.nl
- Hans Wiegel, the former VVD leader and deputy prime minister, passed away at 83, according to a statement from his family to the Telegraaf.
- He led the right-wing Liberal VVD from 1971 to 1982, rising as opposition leader against the Den Uyl government and gaining national recognition.
- Wiegel transformed the VVD by broadening its support beyond the upper middle class, using clear language focused on 'the people in the country'.
- Under his leadership, VVD seats increased from 16 to 28 by 1977, and party membership grew from 40,000 to over 100,000, establishing a lasting political impact.
- Following his death, VVD leader Dilan Yesilgöz praised Wiegel as 'a great statesman' who opened the party and said, 'We will miss him deeply.
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