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.
Decorations
References
External links
Official
A.L. (Relus) ter Beek Parlement & Politiek
1944 births
2008 deaths
Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Deaths from lung cancer in the Netherlands
Dutch atheists
Dutch humanists
Dutch nonprofit directors
Dutch political activists
King's and Queen's Commissioners of Drenthe
Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians
Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands People of the Bosnian War University of Amsterdam alumni People from Assen People from Coevorden 20th-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians