Norbert Schmelzer
Actor · 1921 – 2008
Wilhelm Klaus Norbert Schmelzer (Rotterdam, 22 March 1921 - Sankt Ingbert, Saarland, 14 November 2008) was a Dutch politician. On behalf of the Katholieke Volkspartij, he served as State Secretary, member of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and Minister.
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MovieDocumentaryBased on inside interviews, a picture is painted of one of the most discussed government teams in the Netherlands: the Den Uyl cabinet between 1973 and 1977.
MovieDocumentary"It was a kind of flywheel that you set in motion; I couldn't turn back at all," says Hans van Mierlo in the film about his political career. That career began in 1966 when he founded the political party D66 with a number of like-minded individuals. Clearly visible from the editorial office of the Algemeen Handelsblad on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam, the unrest was crowing, fueled by Provo. The pillar society, which had kept the Netherlands afloat for so long, was no longer adequate. That was his analysis, and a much more direct democracy would have to take its place.
Hans van Mierlo, Wat Ik Nog Steeds te Schrijven Droom
Hans van Mierlo, What I Still Dream of Writing
2006