Mauk de Brauw

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

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 party	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

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	8 June 1973

External links

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Official

• (in Dutch) Jhr.Mr. M.L. (Mauk) de Brauw Parlement & Politiek