Aurelus Louis "Relus" ter Beek (18 January 1944 – 29 September 2008) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).
He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 11 May 1971 until 7 November 1989 when he became Minister of Defence serving from 7 November 1989 until 22 August 1994 in the third Lubbers cabinet. He returned as a Member of the House of Representatives serving from 17 May 1994 until his resignation on 1 January 1995 to become the Queen's Commissioner of Drenthe, he served for thirteen years until his death on 29 September 2008 from lung cancer at the age of 64. Relus ter Beek (1944 - 2008): Een bourgondiër met een links hart Het Parool Relus ter Beek (64) overleden NU.nl Relus ter Beek overleden NOS
Decorations Honours Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 29 April 1983 Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 8 October 1994
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Official A.L. (Relus) ter Beek Parlement & Politiek