Jan van Aartsen

Jan van Aartsen
Jan van Aartsen in 1965
Queen's Commissioner of Zeeland
In office
1 June 1965 – 1 October 1974
MonarchJuliana
Preceded byGuus de Casembroot
Succeeded byKees Boertien
Minister of Housing and Construction
In office
19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963
Prime MinisterJan de Quay
Preceded byHerman Witte
Succeeded byPieter Bogaers
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 March 1959 – 19 May 1959
Minister of Transport and Water Management
In office
24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965
Prime MinisterVictor Marijnen
Preceded byHenk Korthals
Succeeded byKo Suurhoff
In office
1 November 1958 – 19 May 1959
Prime MinisterWillem Drees (1958)
Louis Beel (1958–1959)
Preceded byHerman Witte (ad interim)
Succeeded byHenk Korthals
Personal details
Born
Johannes van Aartsen

(1909-09-15)15 September 1909
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died3 February 1992(1992-02-03) (aged 82)
Vlissingen, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations		Anti-Revolutionary Party
(until 1980)
Spouse
Klaasje Stap
​
(m. 1946)​
ChildrenJozias van Aartsen (born 1947)
Alma materFree University Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Trade association executive

Johannes "Jan" van Aartsen (Dutch pronunciation: [joːˈɦɑnə ˈɕɑɱ vɑn ˈaːrtsə(n)];[a] 15 September 1909 – 3 February 1992) was a Dutch jurist and politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP).[1]

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. He 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 also 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 Drees III cabinet following the resignation of Jacob Algera, taking office on 1 November 1958. The Drees III cabinet fell on 11 December 1958 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the caretaker Beel II cabinet with Van Aartsen continuing as Minister of Transport and Water Management, taking office on 22 December 1958. Van Aartsen was elected to the House of Representatives in the 1959 general election, taking office on 20 March 1959. Following the cabinet formation of 1959, Van Aartsen was appointed as Minister of Housing and Construction in the De Quay cabinet, taking office on 19 May 1959. In December 1962 Van Aartsen announced that he would not stand for the 1963 general election. Following the cabinet formation of 1963, Van Aartsen was again appointed as Minister of Transport and Water Management in the Marijnen cabinet, taking office on 24 July 1963. The Marijnen cabinet 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 Cals cabinet, which took office 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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  1. ^ Mr. J. (Jan) van Aartsen Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch)