Henk Zeevalking | |
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 Henk Zeevalking in 1981 | |
| Minister of Transport and Water Management | |
| In office 11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
| Preceded by | Dany Tuijnman |
| Succeeded by | Neelie Kroes |
| Chairman of the Democrats 66 | |
| In office 27 October 1979 – 11 September 1981 | |
| Leader | Jan Terlouw |
| Preceded by | Jan Glastra van Loon |
| Succeeded by | Cees Spigt(Ad interim) |
| Mayor of Rijswijk | |
| In office 16 January 1979 – 11 September 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Hans Grosheide |
| Succeeded by | Riet Daamen-van Houte |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 8 June 1977 – 24 January 1979 | |
| Parliamentary group | Democrats 66 |
| State Secretary for Justice | |
| In office 6 June 1975 – 8 September 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Joop den Uyl |
| Preceded by | Jan Glastra van Loon |
| Succeeded by | Bert Haars |
| Mayor of Utrecht | |
| In office 1 February 1974 – 6 September 1974 Ad interim | |
| Preceded by | Hans van Tuyll van Serooskerken |
| Succeeded by | Henk Vonhoff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hendrik Jan Zeevalking (1922-06-07)7 June 1922 |
| Died | 23 February 2005(2005-02-23) (aged 82) |
| Political party | Democrats 66(from 1966) |
| Other political affiliations | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1956–1966) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 children |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University (Bachelor of Laws,Master of Laws) |
| Occupation | Politician ·Jurist ·Lawyer ·Businessman ·Corporate director ·Nonprofit director ·Academic administrator ·Author |
Hendrik Jan "Henk" Zeevalking (7 June 1922 – 23 February 2005) was a Dutch politician and co-founder of theDemocrats 66 (D66) party and jurist.
Zeevalking attended aGymnasium inUtrecht from April 1934 until June 1940 and applied at theUtrecht University in January 1946majoring inLaw and obtaining aBachelor of Laws degree in August 1946 before graduating with aMaster of Laws degree in December 1947. Zeevalking worked as a researcher at the Utrecht University from December 1947 until February 1950. Zeevalking worked as acriminal defense lawyer inUtrecht from February 1950 until September 1970. Zeevalking served on theMunicipal Council of Utrecht from April 1970 until June 1975 and served as anAlderman in Utrecht from September 1970 until September 1974. Zeevalking served as actingMayor of Utrecht from 1 February 1974 until 6 September 1974 following the retirement of Hans van Tuyll van Serooskerken.
Zeevalking was appointed asState Secretary for Justice in theCabinet Den Uyl following the resignation ofJan Glastra van Loon, taking office on 6 June 1975. The Cabinet Den Uyl fell on 22 March 1977 after four years of tensions in the coalition and continued to serve in ademissionary capacity. Zeevalking was elected as aMember of the House of Representatives after theelection of 1977, taking office on 8 June 1977 but he was still serving in the cabinet and because ofdualism customs in theconstitutional convention of Dutch politics he couldn't serve adual mandate he subsequently resigned as State Secretary for Justice on 8 September 1977. In December 1978 Zeevalking was nominated asMayor of Rijswijk, he was installed as Mayor, taking office on 16 January 1979 and subsequently resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 24 January 1979. Zeevalking also served asChairman of the Democrats 66 from 27 October 1979 until 11 September 1981. After theelection of 1981 Zeevalking was appointed asMinister of Transport and Water Management in theCabinet Van Agt II, taking office on 11 September 1981. The Cabinet Van Agt II fell just seven months into its term on 12 May 1982 after months of tensions in the coalition and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until thefirst cabinet formation of 1982 when it was replaced by thecaretakerCabinet Van Agt III with Zeevalking continuing as Minister of Transport and Water Management, taking office on 29 May 1982. In August 1982 Zeevalking announced his retirement from national politics and that he wouldn't stand for theelection of 1982. The Cabinet Van Agt III was replaced by theCabinet Lubbers I following thesecond cabinet formation of 1982 on 4 November 1982.
Hendrik Jan Zeevalking was born on 7 June 1922 in aDutch Reformed family inLaag-Keppel, a village in the municipalityBronckhorst situated in theprovince ofGelderland. He studiedLaw at theUtrecht University from 1946 until 1947.
He was co-founder of thesocial-liberal political partyDemocrats 66 (D66) in 1966. He served as vicechair of the party from 1968 to 1969 and as chair from 1979 to 1981. He served as analderman of traffic and public works inUtrecht (1970–1974). He wasState Secretary forJustice in theDen Uyl cabinet (1975–1977),mayor ofRijswijk (1979–1981), andMinister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (1981–1982).
Zeevalking was a member of theProtestant Church in the Netherlands. He was also an activeFreemason and published several books on freemasonry.[1][2]
| Honours | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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 | Officer of theLegion of Honour | France | 17 February 1977 | |
 | Knight of theOrder of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 11 April 1978 | |
 | Grand Officer of theOrder of Leopold II | Belgium | 21 March 1982 | |
 | Knight Commander of theOrder of Merit | Germany | 30 September 1982 | |
 | Grand Officer of theOrder of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 9 December 1982 | |
 | Commander of theNational Order of Merit | France | 18 August 1994 | |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Democrats 66 1979–1981 | Succeeded by Cees Spigt Ad interim |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Hans van Tuyll van Serooskerken | Mayor of Utrecht 1974 Ad interim | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | State Secretary for Justice 1975–1977 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Mayor of Rijswijk 1979–1981 | Succeeded by Riet Daamen-van Houte |
| Preceded by | Minister of Transport and Water Management 1981–1982 | Succeeded by |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by Dolf Cohen | Chairman of the Supervisory board of the Delft University of Technology 1985–1988 | Succeeded by Jan Beenakker |
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