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'''Wilhelm Klaus Norbert
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Schmelzer attended the gymnasium of the Jesuit [[Aloysius College, The Hague|Sint Aloysius College]]<!-- He was a classmate of my father 1933-1939. They both appeared in Koos Postema's tv show 'Klasgenoten' . If you google that you fill find it marked with the right school name (Aloysius) but wrong date (1946). In my archive I have a school list of Eindexamencandidaten 1939 with both their names on it. --> in The Hague from June 1933 until July 1939 and applied at the [[Tilburg University|Tilburg Catholic Economic University]] in July 1939 [[Major (academic)|majoring]] in [[Economics]]. On 10 May 1940 [[Nazi Germany]] [[Battle of the Netherlands|invaded]] the Netherlands and the [[Dutch government-in-exile|government]] fled to [[London]] to escape the [[Netherlands in World War II|German occupation]]. During the German occupation Schmelzer continued his study obtaining an [[Bachelor of Economics]] degree in June 1941 before graduating with an [[Master of Economics]] degree in September 1945. Schmelzer worked as a civil servant for the [[Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (Netherlands)|Ministry of Economic Affairs]] from February 1947 until October 1956 for the department for Financial and Economic Policy from February 1947 until August 1951 and the department for European and International Policy from August 1951 until October 1956.
==Political career==
[[File:Schmelzer, Norbert - SFA002011286.jpg|thumb|left|220px|[[Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium]], [[Juliana of the Netherlands|Queen Juliana]], [[Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg]] and Minister of Foreign Affairs Norbert Schmelzer at [[Luxembourg Airport]] on 7 July 1971.]]
[[File:Minister Schmelzer (r) en Russische Ambassadeur Lavrov tekenen stukken inzake ec, Bestanddeelnr 926-1794.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the Netherlands [[Vladimir Lavrov]] and Minister of Foreign Affairs Norbert Schmelzer during a meeting at the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] on 25 January 1973.]]
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For the [[1967 Dutch general election|election of 1967]] Schmelzer served as ''[[lijsttrekker]]'' (top candidate). The Catholic People's Party suffered a small loss, losing 8 seats but retained its place as the largest party and now had 42 seats in the House of Representatives. The following [[Dutch cabinet formation|cabinet formation]] of 1967 resulted in a coalition agreement between the Catholic People's Party, the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (VVD), the Anti-Revolutionary Party and the [[Christian Historical Union]] (CHU) which formed the [[De Jong cabinet|Cabinet De Jong]] on 5 April 1967.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.geschiedenis24.nl/nieuws/2005/december/P-J-S-Piet-de-Jong.html P. J. S. (Piet) de Jong 5 April 1967 – 6 juli 1971], Geschiedenis24, 9 December 2005</ref><ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.groene.nl/2005/43/de-putschisten-zijn-onder-ons De putschisten zijn onder ons], De Groene Amsterdammer, 28 October 2005</ref> In February 1971 Schmelzer unexpectedly announced that he was stepping down as party leader and that he would not stand for the [[1971 Dutch general election|general election of 1971]] but wanted to run for the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]]. Schmelzer was elected as a member of Senate after the [[Historic composition of the Senate of the Netherlands|Senate election of 1971]], he resigned as a member of the House of Representatives the same day he was installed as a member of Senate, taking office on 11 May 1971. Following the [[Dutch cabinet formation|cabinet formation]] of 1971 Schmelzer was appointed as [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] in the [[First Biesheuvel cabinet|Cabinet Biesheuvel I]], taking office on 6 July 1971. The Cabinet Biesheuvel I fell just one year later on 19 July 1972 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the caretaker [[Second Biesheuvel cabinet|Cabinet Biesheuvel II]] with Schmelzer continuing as Minister of Foreign Affairs, taking office on 9 August 1972. In September 1972 Schmelzer announced his retirement from national politics and that he would not stand for the [[1972 Dutch general election|election of 1972]]. The Cabinet Biesheuvel II was replaced by the [[Den Uyl cabinet|Cabinet Den Uyl]] following the [[Dutch cabinet formation|cabinet formation of 1973]] on 11 May 1973.
==Late career==
Schmelzer retired after spending 16 years in national politics and became active in the [[private sector]] and [[public sector]]; he occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards ([[Douwe Egberts]], [[AkzoNobel|Akzo]], [[Heijmans]], [[Netherlands Atlantic Association]] and the [[Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael|Institute of International Relations Clingendael]]) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government ([[KPN]], [[Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn|Public Pension Funds PFZW]] and the Cadastre Agency), as well as served as an diplomat and lobbyist for several economic delegations on behalf of the government and the [[European Economic Community]]. Schmelzer was also a prolific composer, pianist and poet having written more than a dozen compositions and poems
Schmelzer, who joined the newly-formed [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] (CDA) in 1980, was known for his abilities as a [[debate]]r and [[Negotiation|negotiator]]. He continued to comment on political affairs until his death at the age of 87. He holds the distinction as the first State Secretary for the Interior and the first and only State Secretary for General Affairs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://historiek.net/de-nacht-van-schmelzer-jo-cals/64497/|title=De Nacht die de Nederlandse politiek veranderde|publisher=Historiek.net|date=12 November 2013|access-date=27 May 2019|language=nl}}</ref>
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