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His Excellency Adri van Es
Adri van Es in 1966

State Secretary for Defence
In office 14 August 1963 – 16 September 1972 Serving with See list Joop Haex (1963–1965) Willem den Toom (1963–1965) Gerard Peijnenburg (1965–1967) Jan Borghouts (1965–1966) Heije Schaper (1966–1967) Joop Haex (1967–1971) Bob Duynstee (1967–1971)
Prime Minister	See list Victor Marijnen (1963–1965) Jo Cals (1965–1966) Jelle Zijlstra (1966–1967) Piet de Jong (1967–1971) Barend Biesheuvel (1971–1972)
Preceded by	Piet de Jong
Succeeded by	Joep Mommersteeg Bram Stemerdink

Personal details
Born	Adrianus van Es (1913-04-28)28 April 1913 Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died	6 January 1994(1994-01-06) (aged 80) Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Anti-Revolutionary Party (1959–1980)
Spouse	Anthonia van Es (m. 1937)
Children	2 children
Alma mater	Royal Naval College
Occupation	Naval Officer
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Navy
Years of service	1931–1963 (Active duty) 1963–1966 (Reserve)
Rank	Vice admiral
Unit	320 Dutch Squadron RAF
Commands	HNLMS Karel Doorman (1959–1963)
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of France

Adrianus "Adri" van Es (28 April 1913 – 6 January 1994) was a Dutch naval officer and vice admiral of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Decorations[edit]

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	6 July 1971
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	10 December 1972

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Official

(in Dutch) A. (Adri) van Es Parlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded by Piet de Jong	State Secretary for Defence 1963–1972 Served alongside: See list Joop Haex (1963–1965) Willem den Toom (1963–1965) Gerard Peijnenburg (1965–1967) Jan Borghouts (1965–1966) Heije Schaper (1966–1967) Joop Haex (1967–1971) Bob Duynstee (1967–1971)	Succeeded by Joep Mommersteeg
Preceded by Piet de Jong		Succeeded by Bram Stemerdink

v t e State Secretaries for Defence of the Netherlands
Ministry of Defence
Army	Moorman Fockema Andreae Kranenburg Van Veen Calmeyer Haex Peijnenburg Haex
Navy	Moorman De Jong Van Es
Air Force	Moorman Fockema Andreae Kranenburg Van Veen Calmeyer Den Toom Borghouts Schaper Duynstee
Defence	Van Es Mommersteeg Van Lent Stemerdink Van Eekelen Stemerdink Van Houwelingen Schwietert Hoekzema Van Voorst tot Voorst Frinking Gmelich Meijling Van Hoof Van der Knaap De Vries Visser Van der Maat

v t e Second Biesheuvel cabinet (1972–1973)
Preceded: First Biesheuvel cabinet Succeed: Den Uyl cabinet
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Roelof Nelissen (Finance) Molly Geertsema (Interior)
Ministers	Norbert Schmelzer (Foreign Affairs) Dries van Agt (Justice) Harrie Langman (Economic Affairs) Hans de Koster (Defence) Louis Stuyt (Health and Environment) Jaap Boersma (Social Affairs) Chris van Veen (Education and Sciences) Bé Udink (Transport and Water Management and Housing and Spatial Planning) Pierre Lardinois (Agriculture and Fisheries) (1972–1973) Jaap Boersma (Agriculture and Fisheries) (Ad interim) Piet Engels (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Ministers without portfolio	Pierre Lardinois (Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (1972–1973) Molly Geertsema (Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (from 1973) Kees Boertien (Development Cooperation) Chris van Veen (Higher Education and Science Policy)
State Secretaries	Tjerk Westerterp (Foreign Affairs) Willem Scholten (Finance) Fons van der Stee (Finance) Hans Grosheide (Justice) Jan Oostenbrink (Economic Affairs) Adri van Es (Defence) (1972) Koos Rietkerk (Social Affairs) Kees Schelfhout (Education and Sciences) Roelof Kruisinga (Transport and Water Management) Werner Buck (Housing and Spatial Planning) Henk Vonhoff (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)

v t e First Biesheuvel cabinet (1971–1972)
Preceded: De Jong cabinet Succeed: Second Biesheuvel cabinet
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Roelof Nelissen (Finance) Molly Geertsema (Interior)
Ministers	Norbert Schmelzer (Foreign Affairs) Dries van Agt (Justice) Harrie Langman (Economic Affairs) Hans de Koster (Defence) Louis Stuyt (Health and the Environment) Jaap Boersma (Social Affairs) Chris van Veen (Education and Sciences) Willem Drees Jr. (Transport and Water Management) (1971–1972) Bé Udink (Transport and Water Management) (from 1972) Pierre Lardinois (Agriculture and Fisheries) Bé Udink (Housing and Spatial Planning) Piet Engels (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Ministers without portfolio	Roelof Nelissen (Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (1971–1972) Pierre Lardinois (Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (from 1972) Kees Boertien (Development Cooperation) Mauk de Brauw (Higher Education and Science Policy) (1971–1972) Chris van Veen (Higher Education and Science Policy) (from 1972)
State Secretaries	Jan van Stuijvenberg (Interior) (1971–1972) Tjerk Westerterp (Foreign Affairs) Willem Scholten (Finance) Fons van der Stee (Finance) Hans Grosheide (Justice) Jan Oostenbrink (Economic Affairs) Adri van Es (Defence) Koos Rietkerk (Social Affairs) Kees Schelfhout (Education and Sciences) Roelof Kruisinga (Transport and Water Management) Werner Buck (Housing and Spatial Planning) Fia van Veenendaal-van Meggelen (Culture, Recreation and Social Work) (1971–1972) Henk Vonhoff (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)

v t e De Jong cabinet (1967–1971)
Preceded: Zijlstra cabinet Succeed: First Biesheuvel cabinet
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Johan Witteveen (Finance) Joop Bakker (Transport and Water Management and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Henk Beernink (Interior) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Carel Polak (Justice) Leo de Block (Economic Affairs) (1967–1970) Johan Witteveen (Economic Affairs) (Ad interim) Roelof Nelissen (Economic Affairs) (from 1970) Willem den Toom (Defence) Bauke Roolvink (Social Affairs and Health) Gerard Veringa (Education and Sciences) Pierre Lardinois (Agriculture and Fisheries) Wim Schut (Housing and Spatial Planning) Marga Klompé (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Minister without portfolio	Bé Udink (Aid to Developing Countries)
State Secretaries	Chris van Veen (Interior) Hans de Koster (Foreign Affairs) Ferd Grapperhaus (Finance) Klaas Wiersma (Justice) Louis van Son (Economic Affairs) Joop Haex (Defence) Adri van Es (Defence) Bob Duynstee (Defence) Roelof Kruisinga (Social Affairs and Health) Hans Grosheide (Education and Sciences) Mike Keyzer (Transport and Water Management) Hein van de Poel (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)

v t e Zijlstra cabinet (1966–1967)
Preceded: Cals cabinet Succeed: De Jong cabinet
Prime Minister	Jelle Zijlstra (General Affairs and Finance)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Jan de Quay (Transport and Water Management) Barend Biesheuvel (Agriculture and Fisheries and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Koos Verdam (Interior) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Teun Struycken (Justice) Joop Bakker (Economic Affairs) Piet de Jong (Defence) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst (Education and Sciences) Herman Witte (Housing and Spatial Planning) Marga Klompé (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Minister without portfolio	Theo Bot (Aid to Developing Countries)
State Secretaries	Leo de Block (Foreign Affairs and Transport and Water Management) Louis van Son (Economic Affairs) Gerard Peijnenburg (Defence) Adri van Es (Defence) Heije Schaper (Defence) José de Meijer (Social Affairs and Health) Louis Bartels (Social Affairs and Health) Hans Grosheide (Education and Sciences)

v t e Cals cabinet (1965–1966)
Preceded: Marijnen cabinet Succeed: Zijlstra cabinet
Prime Minister	Jo Cals (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Anne Vondeling (Finance) Barend Biesheuvel (Agriculture and Fisheries and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Jan Smallenbroek (Interior) (1965–1966) Ivo Samkalden (Interior) (Ad interim) Koos Verdam (Interior) (from 1966) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Ivo Samkalden (Justice) Joop den Uyl (Economic Affairs) Piet de Jong (Defence) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst (Education and Sciences) Ko Suurhoff (Transport and Water Management) (1965–1966) Pieter Bogaers (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim) Ko Suurhoff (Transport and Water Management) (from 1966) Pieter Bogaers (Housing and Spatial Planning) Maarten Vrolijk (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Minister without portfolio	Theo Bot (Aid to Developing Countries)
State Secretaries	Theo Westerhout (Interior) Leo de Block (Foreign Affairs) Max van der Stoel (Foreign Affairs) Wiel Hoefnagels (Finance) Joop Bakker (Economic Affairs) Gerard Peijnenburg (Defence) Adri van Es (Defence) Jan Borghouts (Defence) (1965–1966) Heije Schaper (Defence) (from 1966) José de Meijer (Social Affairs and Health) Louis Bartels (Social Affairs and Health) Hans Grosheide (Education and Sciences) Siep Posthumus (Transport and Water Management) Cees Egas (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)

v t e Marijnen cabinet (1963–1965)
Preceded: De Quay cabinet Succeed: Cals cabinet
Prime Minister	Victor Marijnen (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel (Agriculture and Fisheries and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Edzo Toxopeus (Interior) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Johan Witteveen (Finance) Ynso Scholten (Justice) Koos Andriessen (Economic Affairs) Piet de Jong (Defence) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) Theo Bot (Education, Arts and Sciences) Jan van Aartsen (Transport and Water Management) Pieter Bogaers (Housing and Construction) Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen (Social Work)
State Secretaries	Leo de Block (Foreign Affairs) Isaäc Nicolaas Diepenhorst (Foreign Affairs) Willem Hendrik van den Berge (Finance) Joop Bakker (Economic Affairs) Joop Haex (Defence) Adri van Es (Defence) Willem den Toom (Defence) José de Meijer (Social Affairs and Health) Louis Bartels (Social Affairs and Health) Hans Grosheide (Education, Arts and Sciences) Louis van de Laar (Education, Arts and Sciences) Mike Keyzer (Transport and Water Management)