Chris van Veen

Chris van Veen
Chris van Veen in 1980
Extraordinary Member of the Council of State
In office 1 February 1985 – 1 January 1993
Vice President	Willem Scholten
Member of the Social and Economic Council
In office 1 September 1973 – 1 November 1984
Chairman	Jan de Pous
Minister for Higher Education and Science Policy
In office 21 July 1972 – 11 May 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Mauk de Brauw
Succeeded by	Boy Trip as Minister for Science Policy
Minister of Education and Sciences
In office 6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Gerard Veringa
Succeeded by	Jos van Kemenade
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 11 May 1971 – 6 July 1971
Parliamentary group	Christian Historical Union
State Secretary for the Interior
In office 10 May 1967 – 6 July 1971
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong
Preceded by	Theo Westerhout
Succeeded by	Jan van Stuijvenberg
Personal details
Born	Christiaan van Veen (1922-12-19)19 December 1922 Barneveld, Netherlands
Died	9 November 2009(2009-11-09) (aged 86) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Christian Historical Union (until 1980)
Spouse	Petronilla de Korte ​ (m. 1951)​
Alma mater	Free University Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive

Christiaan "Chris" van Veen (19 December 1922 – 9 November 2009) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade association executive.^[1]