Pieter Oud

Pieter Oud
Oud in 1956
Chairman of the
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
In office
8 April 1949 – 9 November 1963
LeaderHimself (1949–1963)
Edzo Toxopeus (1963)
Preceded byDirk Stikker
Succeeded byKornelis van der Pols
Leader of the
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
In office
28 January 1948 – 16 May 1963
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byEdzo Toxopeus
Mayor of Rotterdam
In office
7 May 1945 – 1 June 1952
Preceded byFrederik Ernst Müller
Succeeded byGerard van Walsum
In office
15 October 1938 – 10 October 1941
Preceded byPieter Droogleever Fortuyn
Succeeded byArie de Zeeuw (ad interim)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
27 July 1948 – 16 May 1963
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byRoelof Zegering Hadders
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
In office
20 September 1937 – 15 October 1938
Preceded byDolf Joekes
Succeeded byDolf Joekes
Parliamentary groupFree-thinking Democratic League
Leader of the
Free-thinking Democratic League
In office
18 May 1935 – 15 October 1938
DeputyDolf Joekes
Preceded byHenri Marchant
Succeeded byDolf Joekes
Minister of Finance
In office
26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937
Prime MinisterHendrikus Colijn
Preceded byDirk Jan de Geer
Succeeded byJacob Adriaan de Wilde
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
27 July 1948 – 5 June 1963
In office
8 June 1937 – 8 November 1938
In office
28 June 1917 – 26 May 1933
ConstituencyDen Helder (1917–1918)
Personal details
Born
Pieter Jacobus Oud

(1886-12-05)5 December 1886
Purmerend, Netherlands
Died12 August 1968(1968-08-12) (aged 81)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Other political
affiliations
Committee-Oud (1947–1948)
Labour Party (1946–1947)
Free-thinking Democratic League (1908–1946)
Spouse
Johanna Cornelia Fischer
(m. 1912)
ChildrenHendrik Cornelis Oud
(1912–1998)
RelativesJacobus Oud (brother)
Alma materAmsterdam University of Applied Sciences
(Bachelor of Civil Law)
University of Amsterdam
(Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · civil servant · Jurist · Historian · Businessman · Tax advisor · Tax collector · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Editor · Author · professor
Military service
AllegianceNetherlands
Branch/serviceRoyal Netherlands Army
Years of service1914–1916 (Conscription)
1916–1917 (Reserve)
Rank Sergeant
UnitRegiment Infanterie Oranje Gelderland
Battles/warsWorld War I

Pieter Jacobus Oud (5 December 1886 – 12 August 1968) was a Dutch politician of the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and historian. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 9 November 1963.[1]

  1. ^ "Oud, Pieter Jacobus (1886–1968)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2019.