Jan van den Brink

Jan van den Brink
Van den Brink in 1948
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
20 January 1948 – 2 September 1952
Prime MinisterLouis Beel (1948)
Willem Drees (1948–1952)
Preceded bySicco Mansholt (ad interim)
Succeeded byJelle Zijlstra
Member of the Senate
In office
27 July 1948 – 12 August 1948
In office
20 November 1945 – 20 January 1948
Personal details
Born
Johannes Roelof Maria van den Brink

(1915-05-12)12 May 1915
Laren, Netherlands
Died19 July 2006(2006-07-19) (aged 91)
Hilversum, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic People's Party
(1945–1980)
Roman Catholic State Party (1933–1945)
Spouse
Anneke van den Brink
(m. 1946; died 1998)
Children4 daughters
Alma materTilburg University
(Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Economist · Researcher · Financial adviser · Financial analyst · Businessman · Banker · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Painter · Art collector · Author · Professor

Johannes Roelof Maria "Jan" van den Brink (12 April 1915 – 19 July 2006) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and businessman.[1] He was minister of Economic Affairs in three successive governments from 1948 till 1952. At several occasions he turned down an offer to become prime minister.

  1. ^ "J. v.d. Brink (1915-2006)" (in Dutch). DigiBron. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2019.