▁G ual th érie ▁van ▁We ez el ▁joined ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁general ▁elections . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Historical ▁Union , ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁App e al . ▁In ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁G ual th érie ▁van ▁We ez el ▁served ▁as ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁for ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁App e al . ▁He ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁diplom acy ▁and ▁was ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Luxemb ourg ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁Integr al ▁Super vision ▁Return ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Security ▁and ▁Justice ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁as yl um ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁would ▁attract ▁more ▁refuge es . ▁He ▁argued ▁that ▁a ▁European ▁policy ▁to ▁counter ▁refuge e ▁flows ▁to ▁Europe ▁should ▁be ▁created . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁G ual th érie ▁van ▁We ez el ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁An k ▁de ▁Vis ser . ▁The ▁couple ▁has ▁two ▁daughters ▁and ▁one ▁son . ▁His ▁daughter ▁Ann em arie ▁married ▁Carlos , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Par ma ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁G ual