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Herman Witte | |
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.jpg) Herman Witte in 1966 | |
| Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning | |
| In office 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Preceded by | Pieter Bogaers |
| Succeeded by | Wim Schut |
| Mayor of Eindhoven | |
| In office 5 April 1967 – 30 May 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Jan van Stuijvenberg(Ad interim) |
| Succeeded by | Jaap van der Lee |
| In office 16 October 1959 – 22 November 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Charles van Rooy |
| Succeeded by | Jan van Stuijvenberg(Ad interim) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 20 March 1959 – 16 October 1959 | |
| Parliamentary group | Catholic People's Party |
| Minister of Transport and Water Management | |
| In office 10 October 1958 – 1 November 1958 Ad interim | |
| Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
| Preceded by | Jacob Algera |
| Succeeded by | Jan van Aartsen |
| Minister of Housing and Construction | |
| In office 13 October 1956 – 19 May 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Willem Drees(1956–1958) Louis Beel(1958–1959) |
| Preceded by | Himself as Minister of Reconstruction and Housing |
| Succeeded by | Jan van Aartsen |
| Minister of Reconstruction and Housing | |
| In office 2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
| Preceded by | Joris in 't Veld |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Minister of Housing and Construction |
| Mayor of Bergen op Zoom | |
| In office 1 May 1945 – 2 September 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Henk Lijnkamp |
| Succeeded by | Leonard Peters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herman Bernard Jan Witte (1909-08-18)18 August 1909 |
| Died | 30 May 1973(1973-05-30) (aged 63) |
| Cause of death | Brain tumor |
| Political party | Catholic People's Party (from 1945) |
| Other political affiliations | Roman Catholic State Party(until 1945) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 sons and 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Delft Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering,Master of Engineering) |
| Occupation | Politician ·Civil servant ·Civil engineer ·Corporate director ·Nonprofit director ·Academic administrator |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Netherlands |
| Branch/service | Royal Netherlands Army |
| Years of service | 1933–1939 (Reserve) 1939–1940 (Active duty) |
| Rank |  Second lieutenant |
| Unit | National Reserve Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
Herman Bernard Jan Witte (18 August 1909 – 30 May 1973) was a Dutch politician of the defunctCatholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into theChristian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and civil engineer.
Witte applied at theDelft Institute of Technology in June 1927majoring incivil engineering and obtaining aBachelor of Engineering degree before graduating with aMaster of Engineering degree in July 1933. Witte worked as a civil servant for theMinistry of Water Management as a civil engineer atRijkswaterstaat from July 1933 until August 1939 and as a civil servant for municipality ofBergen op Zoom as director of Public Works from August 1939 until June 1940. Witte also served in themilitary reserve force of theRoyal Netherlands Army and wasmobilized on in April 1940 beforeNazi Germanyinvaded the Netherlands. Witte was captured following theBattle of Zeeland and was detained from May 1940 until August 1940. During theGerman occupation Witte was associated with members of theDutch resistance. Following the end ofWorld War IIQueen Wilhelmina Witte was appointed as actingMayor of Bergen op Zoom, taking office on 1 May 1945. One year later on 1 May 1946 he was made permanent Mayor. After theelection of 1952 Witte was appointed asMinister of Reconstruction and Housing in theCabinet Drees II, taking office on 2 September 1952. After theelection of 1956 Witte continued in the post as the newly renamedMinister of Housing and Construction in theCabinet Drees III, taking office on 13 October 1956. Witte served as actingMinister of Transport and Water Management from 10 October 1958 until 1 November 1958 following the resignation ofJacob Algera.
The Cabinet Drees III fell on 11 December 1958 and continued to serve in ademissionary capacity until it was replaced by thecaretakerCabinet Beel II with Witte continuing as Minister of Housing and Construction, taking office on 22 December 1958. Witte was elected as aMember of the House of Representatives after theelection of 1959, taking office on 20 March 1959. Following thecabinet formation of 1959 Witte was not giving a cabinet post in the newcabinet, the Cabinet Beel II was replaced by theCabinet De Quay on 19 May 1959 and he continued to serve in the House of Representatives as afrontbencher. In September 1959 Witte was nominated asMayor of Eindhoven, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the day he was installed as Mayor, taking office on 16 October 1959. On 14 October 1966 theCabinet Cals fell and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by thecaretakerCabinet Zijlstra with Witte taking a leave of absence as Mayor and was again appointed asMinister of Housing and Spatial Planning, taking office on 22 November 1966. Witte who had previously announced that he was only willing to serve in the caretaker Cabinet Zijlstra didn't stand for theelection of 1967, the Cabinet Zijlstra was replaced by theCabinet De Jong on 5 April 1967 and he returned as Mayor of Eindhoven the same day, serving from 5 April 1967 until 30 May 1973.
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Knight of theOrder of the Holy Sepulchre | Holy See | 4 October 1954 | |
 | Commander of theOrder of Leopold II | Belgium | 30 September 1955 | |
 | Knight Grand Cross of theOrder of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 27 April 1967 | Elevated from Grand Officer (9 June 1959) |
 | Knight of theOrder of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 30 May 1973 |
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henk Lijnkamp | Mayor of Bergen op Zoom 1945–1952 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Reconstruction and Housing 1952–1956 | Succeeded by Himself as Minister of Housing and Construction |
| Preceded by Himself as Minister of Reconstruction and Housing | Minister of Housing and Construction 1956–1959 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Transport and Water Management Ad interim 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Mayor of Eindhoven 1959–1966 1967–1973 | Succeeded by Jan van Stuijvenberg Ad interim |
| Preceded by Jan van Stuijvenberg Ad interim | Succeeded by Jaap van der Lee | |
| Preceded by | Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning 1966–1967 | Succeeded by |
