Ko Suurhoff | |
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Minister of Transport and Water Management | |
In office 30 June 1966 – 22 November 1966 | |
Prime Minister | Jo Cals |
Preceded by | Pieter Bogaers (Ad interim) |
Succeeded by | Jan de Quay |
In office 14 April 1965 – 1 May 1966 | |
Prime Minister | Jo Cals |
Preceded by | Jan van Aartsen |
Succeeded by | Pieter Bogaers (Ad interim) |
Chairman of the Labour Party | |
In office 24 March 1961 – 14 April 1965 | |
Leader | Jaap Burger (1961–1962) Anne Vondeling (1962–1965) |
Preceded by | Hein Vos |
Succeeded by | Sjeng Tans |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 13 October 1956 – 29 October 1956 Ad interim | |
Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
Preceded by | Julius Christiaan van Oven (Ad interim) |
Succeeded by | Teun Struycken as Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations |
Minister of Social Affairs and Health | |
In office 2 September 1952 – 22 December 1958 | |
Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
Preceded by | Dolf Joekes |
Succeeded by | Louis Beel |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 23 February 1967 – 14 March 1967 | |
In office 20 March 1959 – 14 April 1965 | |
In office 3 July 1956 – 3 October 1956 | |
In office 24 October 1946 – 2 September 1952 | |
In office 21 September 1939 – 4 June 1946 | |
Parliamentary group | Labour Party (1946–1965) Social Democratic Workers' Party (1939–1946) |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacobus Gerardus Suurhoff 23 July 1905 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 14 March 1967 Amsterdam, Netherlands | (aged 61)
Cause of death | Cancer |
Political party | Labour Party (from 1946) |
Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Workers' Party (1923–1946) |
Spouse |
Alida Voorzanger (m. 1930) |
Children | 2 sons and 2 daughters |
Occupation | Politician · Trade Union leader · Accountant · Activist |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Netherlands |
Branch/service | Royal Netherlands Army |
Years of service | 1925–1927 (Conscription) 1927–1935 (Reserve) |
Rank | Staff sergeant |
Unit | Johan Willem Friso Regiment |
Battles/wars | Interbellum |
Jacobus Gerardus "Ko" Suurhoff (23 July 1905 – 14 March 1967) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade union leader.[1]