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- Birth nameFrederik Bolkestein
- Frits Bolkestein was born on April 4, 1933 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He was married to Femke Boersma and Angusina Henderson Couper. He died on February 17, 2025 in Laren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- SpousesFemke Boersma(November 1988 - February 17, 2025) (his death)Angusina Henderson Couper(1960 - September 5, 1984) (her death, 3 children)
- European commissioner since 1999. Responsible for the Internal Market, Taxation and Customs Union.
- In 1976, Bolkestein wrote an English language play named Floris, Count of Holland, under the anagrammatic pseudonym of Niels Kobet.
- Upon completing his gymnasium education, he was an undergraduate in mathematics at Oregon State College from 1951 to 1953. Subsequently, he went to the University of Amsterdam, where he received a BSc degree in mathematics and physics in 1955.
- Bolkestein attended the Barlaeus Gymnasium in Amsterdam from 1945 to 1951, where he majored in both arts and sciences.
- Frits Bolkestein was a Dutch politician and energy executive who served as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 1990 to 1998.
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