# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/frits-bolkestein
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:31:09.754Z

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name: "Frits Bolkestein"
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description: "Frederik \"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 and European Commissioner for Internal Market from 1999 until 2004 under Romano Prodi."
tagline: "Dutch politician (1933–2025)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1933-04-04"
deathDate: "2025-02-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump