Tiemen Brouwer

Tiemen Brouwer was a Catholic People's Party leader and politician. He was president of the Catholic Dutch Farmers and Gardeners Association (KNBTB). He was a representative of the 'green front' faction in the Catholic People's Party, serving in the House of Representatives from 1959 to 1973. Brouwer left the House of Representatives to briefly become Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Den Uyl cabinet from May to November 1973. Shortly after taking office, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. Brouwer died on 18 April 1977 in Leiderdorp.