Ernst van der Beugel (February_2, 1918 - September_29, 2004) was a Dutch economist, businessman, diplomat, and politician. Van der Beugel graduated in economics from the University of Amsterdam in 1941 and received a Ph.D. from Leiden University in 1965 on the dissertation "From Marshall plan to Atlantic Partnership" (with a foreword of Henry A. Kissinger). In 1945 he joined the Dutch Ministry of Transport, moving to the Ministry of Economic affairs in 1946. Wikipedia
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