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

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	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