Gerard Veldkamp

Gerard Veldkamp
Gerard Veldkamp in 1964
Member of the Scientific
Council for Government Policy
In office
20 November 1972 – 1 December 1982
Director
See list
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office
17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967
Prime Minister
See list
Preceded byVictor Marijnen (Ad interim)
Succeeded byBauke Roolvink
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
2 July 1963 – 24 July 1963
In office
24 March 1959 – 19 May 1959
Parliamentary groupCatholic People's Party
State Secretary for Economic Affairs
In office
10 October 1952 – 17 July 1961
Prime Minister
See list
Preceded byWim van der Grinten
Succeeded byFrans Gijzels
Personal details
Born
Gerardus Mattheus Johannes Veldkamp

(1921-06-27)27 June 1921
Breda, Netherlands
Died15 October 1990(1990-10-15) (aged 69)
Paris, France
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic People's Party
(until 1980)
Spouse
Maria Clarijs
(m. 1948)
Children4 daughters and 1 son
Alma materTilburg University
(Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Economist · Financial analyst · Sociologist · Academic administrator · Researcher · Columnist · Editor · Author · Professor

Gerardus Mattheus Johannes "Gerard" Veldkamp (27 June 1921 – 15 September 1990) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and economist.