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Jan van Aartsen
Jan van Aartsen in 1965
Queen's Commissioner of Zeeland
In office 1 June 1965 – 1 October 1974
Monarch
Juliana
Preceded by
Guus de Casembroot
Succeeded by
Kees Boertien
Minister of Housing and Construction
In office 19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963
Prime Minister
Jan de Quay
Preceded by
Herman Witte
Succeeded by
Pieter Bogaers
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 20 March 1959 – 19 May 1959
Parliamentary group
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Minister of Transport and Water Management
In office 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965
Prime Minister
Victor Marijnen
Preceded by
Henk Korthals
Succeeded by
Ko Suurhoff
In office 1 November 1958 – 19 May 1959
Prime Minister
Willem Drees (1958) Louis Beel (1958–1959)
Preceded by
Herman Witte (Ad interim)
Succeeded by
Henk Korthals
Personal details
Born
Johannes van Aartsen
(1909-09-15)15 September 1909 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died
3 February 1992(1992-02-03) (aged 82) Vlissingen, Netherlands
Political party
Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations
Anti-Revolutionary Party (until 1980)
Spouse
Klaasje Stap
(m. 1946)
Children
Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947)
Alma mater
Free University Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Johannes "Jan" van Aartsen[a] (15 September 1909 – 3 February 1992) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP)[1] now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist.
Van Aartsen applied at the Free University Amsterdam in June 1931 majoring in law and obtaining a Bachelor of Laws degree before graduating with a Master of Laws degree in July 1936. Van Aartsen worked as a lawyer in The Hague from August 1936 until October 1944. On 10 May 1940 Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands and the government fled to London to escape the German occupation. During World War II Van Aartsen continued to work as a lawyer. Van Aartsen worked as a trade association executive for the Christian Employers' association (NCW) from October 1944 until September 1949 and served as General-Secretary from July 1947 until September 1949. Van Aartsen served on the Municipal Council of The Hague from May 1948 until November 1958 and served as an Alderman in The Hague from September 1949 until November 1958. Van Aartsen was appointed as Minister of Transport and Water Management in the Cabinet Drees III following the resignation of Jacob Algera, taking office on 1 November 1958. The Cabinet Drees III fell on 11 December 1958 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Beel II with Van Aartsen continuing as Minister of Transport and Water Management, taking office on 22 December 1958. Van Aartsen was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1959, taking office on 20 March 1959. Following the cabinet formation of 1959 Van Aartsen was appointed as Minister of Housing and Construction in the Cabinet De Quay, taking office on 19 May 1959. In December 1962 Van Aartsen announced that he would not stand for the election of 1963. Following the cabinet formation of 1963 Van Aartsen was again appointed as Minister of Transport and Water Management in the Cabinet Marijnen, taking office on 24 July 1963. The Cabinet Marijnen fell on 27 February 1965 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1965, Van Aartsen was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Marijnen was replaced by the Cabinet Cals on 14 April 1965.
Van Aartsen remained in active politics, in May 1965 Van Aartsen was nominated as Queen's Commissioner of Zeeland, serving from 1 June 1965 until 1 October 1974.
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