How tall is Willem Drees?

Willem Drees's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 69% of men in the Netherlands.

Where 173 cm sits among men in the Netherlands

Taller than about 69% of men in the Netherlands born in 1886 (average 169.4 cm).

About Willem Drees

Willem Drees was a Dutch politician and historian who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 7 August 1948 to 22 December 1958. He was born in Amsterdam on 5 July 1886. He belonged to the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later co-founded the Labour Party (PvdA).

Drees was elected to the House of Representatives in 1933 and succeeded Willem Albarda as SDAP leader in 1940. After World War II he served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs in the Schermerhorn-Drees cabinet. In February 1946 he co-founded the Labour Party and became its first leader. He led four cabinets between 1948 and 1958, whose responsibilities included social security reforms, the decolonization of the Dutch East Indies and the response to the North Sea flood of 1953.

Drees stood a listed 173 cm (5'8"). He retired from active politics at 72, received the honorary title of Minister of State on 22 December 1958, and continued as a historian and author. He died on 14 May 1988.

Frequently asked

How tall is Willem Drees in feet and inches? Willem Drees was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

Is Willem Drees tall for men in the Netherlands? At 173 cm he was taller than about 69% of men in the Netherlands born in 1886, whose average height is 169.4 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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