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Ger Klein
Ger Klein
	Klein in 1973
State Secretary for ; Education and Sciences
	In office; 11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977 Serving with Antoon Veerman
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Minister	Jos van Kemenade
Preceded by	Kees Schelfhout
Succeeded by	Klaas de Jong Ozn.
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 7 December 1972 – 10 May 1973
	In office; 8 June 1977 – 4 February 1980
Personal details
Born	Gerrit Klein; 4 September 1925; Den Helder, Netherlands
Died	9 December 1998 (aged 73); Rotterdam, Netherlands
Party	Labour Party (PvdA)
Occupation	Politician; Physicist;

Gerrit "Ger" Klein (4 September 1925 – 9 December 1998) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and professor of physics.^[1]

Bibliography

Ger Klein; Jaap van der Wijk (1 January 1994). Over de rooie (Paperback) (in Dutch). Balans. ISBN 9050182607.

References

1 2 "Ger Klein overleden - Na aanvaring met Den Uyl knapte er iets" [Ger Klein has passed away - After a clash with Den Uyl, something snapped]. Trouw (in Dutch). 10 December 1998. Retrieved 13 February 2026.

External links

Dr. G. (Ger) Klein Parlement.com (in Dutch)

Political offices

Preceded by

Kees Schelfhout

State Secretary for
Education and Sciences
1973–1977

Succeeded by

Klaas de Jong Ozn.

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[trouw-1] 1 2 "Ger Klein overleden - Na aanvaring met Den Uyl knapte er iets" [Ger Klein has passed away - After a clash with Den Uyl, something snapped]. Trouw (in Dutch). 10 December 1998. Retrieved 13 February 2026.

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v t e Den Uyl cabinet (1973–1977)
Preceded by: Second Biesheuvel cabinet Succeeded by: First Van Agt cabinet
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Dries van Agt (Justice) (1973–1977) Gaius de Gaay Fortman (Justice) (from 1977)
Ministers	Gaius de Gaay Fortman (Interior and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) Max van der Stoel (Foreign Affairs) Wim Duisenberg (Finance) Ruud Lubbers (Economic Affairs) Henk Vredeling (Defence) (1973–1977) Bram Stemerdink (Defence) (from 1977) Irene Vorrink (Health and the Environment) Jaap Boersma (Social Affairs) Jos van Kemenade (Education and Sciences) Tjerk Westerterp (Transport and Water Management) Tiemen Brouwer (Agriculture and Fisheries) (1973) Fons van der Stee (Agriculture and Fisheries) (from 1973) Hans Gruijters (Housing and Spatial Planning) Harry van Doorn (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Ministers without portfolio	Jan Pronk (Development Cooperation) Boy Trip (Science Policy)
State Secretaries	Wim Polak (Interior) (1973–1977) Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Foreign Affairs) (1973–1977) Pieter Kooijmans (Foreign Affairs) Fons van der Stee (Finance) (1973) Martin van Rooijen (Finance) (1973–1977) Aar de Goede (Finance) Jan Glastra van Loon (Justice) (1973–1975) Henk Zeevalking (Justice) (1975–1977) Ted Hazekamp (Economic Affairs) Joep Mommersteeg (Defence) (1973–1974) Cees van Lent (Defence) (from 1974) Bram Stemerdink (Defence) (1973–1977) Jo Hendriks (Health and the Environment) Jan Mertens (Social Affairs) Ger Klein (Education and Sciences) (1973–1977) Antoon Veerman (Education and Sciences) (1973–1975) Klaas de Jong Ozn. (Education and Sciences) (from 1975) Michel van Hulten (Transport and Water Management) Jan Schaefer (Housing and Spatial Planning) (1973–1977) Marcel van Dam (Housing and Spatial Planning) (1973–1977) Wim Meijer (Culture, Recreation and Social Work) (1973–1977)

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	Netherlands
Academics	Mathematics Genealogy Project
People	Netherlands

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Bibliography

References

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