Dirk Spierenburg
Dutch politician and diplomat
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Dirk Pieter Spierenburg (4 February 1909 – 27 August 2001) was a Dutch politician and diplomat, born in Rotterdam.
BornDirk Pieter Spierenburg
4 February 1909
4 February 1909
Died27 August 2001 (aged 92)
Dirk Spierenburg | |
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Spierenburg in 1952 | |
| Vice-President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community | |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Member of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community | |
| In office 1952–1962 | |
| Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the European Communities | |
| In office 1963–1971 | |
| Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to NATO | |
| In office 1971–1974 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dirk Pieter Spierenburg 4 February 1909 |
| Died | 27 August 2001 (aged 92) |
He was a member of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, serving in the Monnet Authority from 1952 and was in charge of external relations. He later wrote the Spierenburg report on reform in 1979 of the European Commission which was only partly heeded.
