His Excellency Henk Vredeling
Vredeling in 1973
European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
In office 6 January 1977 – 6 January 1981
President	Roy Jenkins
Preceded by	Patrick Hillery
Succeeded by	Ivor Richard
Minister of Defence
In office 11 May 1973 – 1 January 1977
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Hans de Koster
Succeeded by	Bram Stemerdink
Member of the European Parliament
In office 19 March 1958 – 11 May 1973
Parliamentary group	Socialist Group
Constituency	Netherlands
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 6 November 1956 – 11 May 1973
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Personal details
Born	Hendrikus Vredeling (1924-11-20)20 November 1924 Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died	27 October 2007(2007-10-27) (aged 82) Huis ter Heide, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1947)
Spouse	Jola Schouten ​ (m. 1948)​
Alma mater	Wageningen University (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Master of Science in Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Agronomist · Trade Union Leader · Nonprofit director

Hendrikus "Henk" Vredeling (20 November 1924 – 27 October 2007) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).^[1]

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	30 April 1968
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	20 January 1977

Official

• (in Dutch) Ir. H. (Henk) Vredeling Parlement & Politiek