Joris in 't Veld

Joris in 't Veld
Joris in 't Veld in 1945
Member of the Council of State
In office 1 October 1964 – 1 August 1970
Vice President	Louis Beel
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
In office 2 September 1952 – 15 November 1960
Preceded by	Kees Woudenberg
Succeeded by	Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Minister of Reconstruction and Housing
In office 1 March 1948 – 2 September 1952
Prime Minister	Louis Beel (1948) Willem Drees (1948–1952)
Preceded by	Lambertus Neher
Succeeded by	Herman Witte
Member of the Senate
In office 15 July 1952 – 1 October 1964
In office 28 July 1948 – 8 August 1948
In office 8 June 1937 – 3 March 1948
Parliamentary group	Labour Party (1946–1964) Social Democratic Workers' Party (1937–1946)
Mayor of Zaandam
In office 7 May 1945 – 1 March 1948
Preceded by	Hendrik Vitters
Succeeded by	Wim Thomassen
In office 1 January 1937 – 4 March 1941
Preceded by	Kornelis ter Laan
Succeeded by	Cornelis van Ravenswaay
Personal details
Born	Joris in 't Veld (1895-07-05)5 July 1895 Dubbeldam, Netherlands
Died	15 February 1981(1981-02-15) (aged 85) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1946)
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Workers' Party (1918–1946)
Spouses	Antje Peeters ​ ​ (m. 1922; died 1966)​ Ellen ten Brink ​ (m. 1966)​
Children	Jan in 't Veld (1925–2005) and 2 daughters
Alma mater	Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Law)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator · Media administrator · Author · Professor

Joris in 't Veld (5 July 1895 – 15 February 1981) was a Dutch politician of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist.^[1]

In 't Veld worked as civil servant for municipality of Dordrecht from August 1910 until October 1914 and for the municipality of Rotterdam from October 1914 until December 1936 as Municipal clerk from January 1936 until December 1936. In 't Veld applied at the Leiden University in June 1921 majoring in Law and obtaining a Bachelor of Laws degree in July 1923 and worked as a student researcher before graduating with an Master of Laws degree in July 1926 and later got a doctorate as an Doctor of Law on 1 July 1929. In 't Veld served on the Provincial-Council of South Holland from June 1931 until January 1937. In December 1936 In 't Veld was nominated as Mayor of Zaandam, taking office on 1 January 1937. In 't Veld was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1937, taking office on 8 June 1937. On 10 May 1940 Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands and the government fled to London to escape the German occupation. During World War II In 't Veld continued to serve as a Member of the Senate but in reality the de facto political influence of the Senate was marginalized. On 4 March 1941 In 't Veld was removed from office as Mayor by the German occupation authority.

Following the end of World War II In 't Veld was reinstated as Mayor of Zaandam, taking office on 7 May 1945. Following the return of the government-in-exile Queen Wilhelmina ordered a Recall of Parliament and In 't Veld remained a Member of the Senate, taking office on 20 November 1945. In 't Veld was appointed as Minister of Reconstruction and Housing in the Cabinet Beel I following the appointment of Lambertus Neher as Special Representative to the Dutch East Indies, taking office on 1 March 1948. After the Senate election of 1948 In 't Veld returned briefly as a Member of the Senate, serving from 28 July 1948 until 8 August 1948. After the election of 1948 In 't Veld continued as Minister of Reconstruction and Housing in the Cabinet Drees–Van Schaik, taking office on 7 August 1948. The Drees–Van Schaik cabinet fell on 24 January 1951 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1951 when it was replaced by Cabinet Drees I with In 't Veld remaining as Minister of Reconstruction and Housing, taking office on 15 March 1951. In April 1952 In 't Veld announced that he wouldn't stand for the election of 1952 but wanted tot return to the Senate. After the Senate election of 1952 In 't Veld returned as a Member of the Senate, taking office on 15 July 1952. After the election of 1952 In 't Veld was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Drees I was replaced by the Cabinet Drees II on 2 September 1952 and he subsequently was selected as Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the Senate the same day.

he also served as a Professor at Leiden University, Member of the Council of State, administer at Humanitas and the Humanistisch Verbond, and one of the founders of the public administration in the Netherlands. As Minister of Reconstruction and Public Housing in the first Beel cabinet and first Drees cabinet he established the Reconstruction Bill.^[2]