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Jan van Aartsen | |
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.jpg) Jan van Aartsen in 1965 | |
| Queen's Commissioner ofZeeland | |
| In office 1 June 1965 – 1 October 1974 | |
| Monarch | Juliana |
| Preceded by | Guus de Casembroot |
| Succeeded by | Kees Boertien |
| Minister of Housing and Construction | |
| In office 19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan de Quay |
| Preceded by | Herman Witte |
| Succeeded by | Pieter Bogaers |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 20 March 1959 – 19 May 1959 | |
| Minister of Transport and Water Management | |
| In office 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Victor Marijnen |
| Preceded by | Henk Korthals |
| Succeeded by | Ko Suurhoff |
| In office 1 November 1958 – 19 May 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Willem Drees (1958) Louis Beel (1958–1959) |
| Preceded by | Herman Witte (ad interim) |
| Succeeded by | Henk Korthals |
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| Born | Johannes van Aartsen (1909-09-15)15 September 1909 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 3 February 1992(1992-02-03) (aged 82) Vlissingen, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980) |
| Other political affiliations | Anti-Revolutionary Party (until 1980) |
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| Children | Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947) |
| Alma mater | Free University Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws,Master of Laws) |
| Occupation | Politician ·Civil servant ·Jurist ·Lawyer ·Trade association executive |
Johannes "Jan"van Aartsen (Dutch pronunciation:[joːˈɦɑnəˈɕɑɱvɑnˈaːrtsə(n)];[a] 15 September 1909 – 3 February 1992) was a Dutch jurist and politician of theAnti-Revolutionary Party (ARP).[1]
Van Aartsen applied at theFree University Amsterdam in June 1931majoring inlaw and obtaining aBachelor of Laws degree before graduating with aMaster of Laws degree in July 1936. Van Aartsen worked as a lawyer inThe Hague from August 1936 until October 1944. On 10 May 1940Nazi Germanyinvaded the Netherlands and thegovernment fled toLondon to escape theGerman occupation. DuringWorld War II, Van Aartsen continued to work as a lawyer. He worked as a trade association executive for theChristian Employers' association (NCW) from October 1944 until September 1949 and served as General-Secretary from July 1947 until September 1949. Van Aartsen also served on theMunicipal Council ofThe Hague from May 1948 until November 1958 and served as anAlderman in The Hague from September 1949 until November 1958. Van Aartsen was appointed asMinister of Transport and Water Management in theDrees III cabinet following the resignation ofJacob Algera, taking office on 1 November 1958. The Drees III cabinet fell on 11 December 1958 and continued to serve in ademissionary capacity until it was replaced by thecaretakerBeel II cabinet with Van Aartsen continuing as Minister of Transport and Water Management, taking office on 22 December 1958. Van Aartsen was elected to theHouse of Representatives in the1959 general election, taking office on 20 March 1959. Following thecabinet formation of 1959, Van Aartsen was appointed asMinister of Housing and Construction in theDe Quay cabinet, taking office on 19 May 1959. In December 1962 Van Aartsen announced that he would not stand for the1963 general election. Following thecabinet formation of 1963, Van Aartsen was again appointed as Minister of Transport and Water Management in theMarijnen cabinet, taking office on 24 July 1963. The Marijnen cabinet fell on 27 February 1965 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until thecabinet formation of 1965, Van Aartsen was not giving a cabinet post in the newCals cabinet, which took office on 14 April 1965.
Van Aartsen remained in active politics, in May 1965 Van Aartsen was nominated asQueen's Commissioner ofZeeland, serving from 1 June 1965 until 1 October 1974.
Van Aartsen was a lawyer inThe Hague and a member of theAnti-Revolutionary Party. He becameminister of Transportation and Water Management of theNetherlands in November 1958, at the end of thefourth Drees cabinet. From 1959 to 1963, he served asminister of Housing and the Construction Industry in theDe Quay cabinet. UnderDe Quay's successorVictor Marijnen, Van Aartsen returned to the post of Transportation and Water Management. In 1965, Van Aartsen was appointedQueen's Commissioner of theprovince ofZeeland, where he would remain until 1974.
Van Aartsen was the father ofJozias van Aartsen, who becameforeign minister of the Netherlands in 1998. He died at age 82 in 1992 and is buried atZorgvlied cemetery.
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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 | Commander of theOrder of Leopold II | Belgium | 12 July 1962 | |
 | Officer of theLegion of Honour | France | 14 August 1964 | |
 | Grand Officer of theOrder of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 20 April 1965 | |
 | Commander of theOrder of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 1 October 1974 |
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| Preceded by Herman Witte Ad interim | Minister of Transport and Water Management 1958–1959 | Succeeded by | |||
| Preceded by | Minister of Housing and Construction 1959–1963 | Succeeded by | |||
| Preceded by | Minister of Transport and Water Management 1963–1965 | Succeeded by | |||
| Preceded by Guus de Casembroot | Queen's Commissioner ofZeeland 1965–1974 | Succeeded by | |||
| Business positions | Unknown | General-Secretary of the Christian Employers' association 1947–1949 | Unknown | ||
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