Henk Vredeling

{{Short description|Dutch politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = His Excellency

| name = Henk Vredeling

| image = Henk Vredeling 1973 (1).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Vredeling in 1973

| office = European Commissioner for
Employment and Social Affairs

| term_start = 6 January 1977

| term_end = 6 January 1981

| president = Roy Jenkins

| predecessor = Patrick Hillery

| successor = Ivor Richard

| office1 = Minister of Defence

| term_start1 = 11 May 1973

| term_end1 = 1 January 1977

| primeminister1 = Joop den Uyl

| predecessor1 = Hans de Koster

| successor1 = Bram Stemerdink

| office2 = Member of the European Parliament

| term_start2 = 19 March 1958

| term_end2 = 11 May 1973

| parliamentarygroup2 = Socialist Group

| constituency2 = Netherlands

| office3 = Member of the House of Representatives

| term_start3 = 6 November 1956

| term_end3 = 11 May 1973

| parliamentarygroup3 = Labour Party

| birthname = Hendrikus Vredeling

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|11|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Amersfoort, Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|10|27|1924|11|20|df=y}}

| death_place = Huis ter Heide, Netherlands

| nationality = Dutch

| party = Labour Party (from 1947)

| spouse = {{marriage|Jola Schouten|15 May 1948}}

| children =

| residence =

| alma_mater = Wageningen University
(Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Master of Science in Engineering)

| occupation = Politician · Agronomist · Trade Union Leader · Nonprofit director

| signature =

| website =

}}

Hendrikus "Henk" Vredeling (20 November 1924 – 27 October 2007) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).{{cite web|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/oud-minister-henk-vredeling-overleden~ba516506/|title=Oud-minister Henk Vredeling overleden|work=De Volkskrant|date=31 October 2007|access-date=3 January 2019|language=nl}}