Frans-Jozef van Thiel
# Frans-Jozef van Thiel

Frans Joseph Frits Maria "Frans-Jozef" van Thiel (19 December 1906 – 2 June 1993) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and lawyer.

He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1948 until 1972, with exception of the fours years from 1952–1956 in which he served as minister of Social Work. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives in the period 29 January 1963 – 7 December 1972.

## Decorations

Honours :

| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 1964 | Elevated from Commander (21 November 1956) |
| | Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 7 December 1972 | |
