Frans van der Gun

Franciscus Gerardus (Frans) van der Gun (November 24, 1918, Hagestein – November 16, 2001, Utrecht) was a Dutch politician and trade unionist who served as a Member of the House of Representatives and later as a Member of the European Parliament.

[1][2] After World War II he became a member of the Nederlands Katholiek Vakverbond trade union, serving as its general secretary from 1954.

[2] He became involved in politics within the Catholic People's Party (including as its vice chairman), and later the Christian Democratic Appeal.

[3] From 1973 to 1974 he served as a secretary of state in the Ministry of Defense (he resigned for health reasons).

He joined the European People's Party and served on the Committee on External Economic Relations.