Mauk de Brauw

LeaderWillem Drees Jr.

Preceded byFred Polak

Succeeded byHenk Staneke

Parliamentary groupIndependent (1975)
Democratic
Socialists '70 (1972–1975)

His Excellency Jonkheer Mauk de Brauw
Mauk de Brauw in 1981
Chairman of the Democratic Socialists '70
In office 30 January 1973 – 10 March 1975
Leader	Willem Drees Jr.
Preceded by	Fred Polak
Succeeded by	Henk Staneke
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 7 December 1972 – 1 April 1975
Parliamentary group	Independent (1975) Democratic Socialists '70 (1972–1975)
Minister for Higher Education and Science Policy
In office 6 July 1971 – 21 July 1972
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Chris van Veen
Personal details
Born	Maurits Louis de Brauw (1925-09-14)14 September 1925 The Hague, Netherlands
Died	12 November 1984(1984-11-12) (aged 59) Leiden, Netherlands
Party	Democrats 66 (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Independent (1970–1980) Democratic Socialists '70 (1971–1975) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1947–1971)
Spouse	Anna Maria Röell ​ ​ (m. 1955; div. 1984)​
Children	5
Alma mater	Leiden University (LLB, LLM)
Occupation	Politician businessman corporate director nonprofit director soldier
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1943–1945 (Active duty)
Rank	Private
Unit	Royal Motorized Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Market Garden

Jonkheer Maurits Louis "Mauk" de Brauw (14 September 1925 – 12 November 1984) was a Dutch politician of the Democratic Socialists '70 (DS'70).^[1]