His Excellency Relus ter Beek
Ter Beek in 2008
Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe
In office 1 January 1995 – 29 September 2008
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Margreeth de Boer
Succeeded by	Jacques Tichelaar
Minister of Defence
In office 7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Frits Bolkestein
Succeeded by	Joris Voorhoeve
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 17 May 1994 – 1 January 1995
In office 11 May 1971 – 7 November 1989
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Personal details
Born	Aurelus Louis ter Beek (1944-01-18)18 January 1944 Coevorden, Netherlands
Died	29 September 2008(2008-09-29) (aged 64) Assen, Netherlands
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Political party	Labour Party (from 1962)
Spouse	Annechien Ties ​ (m. 1969)​
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Nonprofit director · Activist

Aurelus Louis "Relus" ter Beek (18 January 1944 – 29 September 2008) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).

He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 11 May 1971 until 7 November 1989 when he became Minister of Defence serving from 7 November 1989 until 22 August 1994 in the third Lubbers cabinet. He returned as a Member of the House of Representatives serving from 17 May 1994 until his resignation on 1 January 1995 to become the Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe, he served for thirteen years until his death on 29 September 2008 from lung cancer at the age of 64.^[1][2][3]

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	29 April 1983
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	8 October 1994

Official

• (in Dutch) A.L. (Relus) ter Beek Parlement & Politiek