Harm van Riel
Harm van Riel in 1976
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
In office 23 December 1958 – 3 June 1976
Preceded by	Anthonie Nicolaas Molenaar
Succeeded by	Haya van Someren
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Member of the Senate
In office 2 July 1963 – 3 June 1976
In office 6 November 1956 – 5 June 1963
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Harm van Riel (1907-02-18)18 February 1907 Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Died	13 December 1980(1980-12-13) (aged 73) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Other political affiliations	Freedom Party (1946–1948)
Alma mater	Leiden University ( Bachelor of Letters, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Jurist · Businessman · Banker · Author

Harm van Riel (18 February 1907 – 13 December 1980) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.

He served as a Member of the Senate from 6 November 1956 until 5 June 1963, and from 2 July 1963 until 3 June 1976. He was the Parliamentary leader of People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the Senate from 24 March 1959 until 3 June 1976. A colourful politician, he was a mentor to former Party Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Hans Wiegel during his leadership. ^[1]

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	29 April 1965

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