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Wil Albeda | |
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.jpg) Albeda in 1977 | |
| Director of the Scientific Council for Government Policy | |
| In office 1 January 1985 – 1 January 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Kees de Wit |
| Succeeded by | Frans Rutten |
| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office 19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Dries van Agt |
| Preceded by | Jaap Boersma |
| Succeeded by | Joop den Uyl as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
| Parliamentary leader in theSenate | |
| In office 11 May 1973 – 10 June 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Gaius de Gaay Fortman |
| Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
| Parliamentary group | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
| Member of the Social and Economic Council | |
| In office 1 December 1981 – 1 January 1985 | |
| Chairman | Jan de Pous |
| In office 1 July 1969 – 19 December 1977 | |
| Chairman | Jan de Pous |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 30 June 1981 – 13 September 1983 | |
| In office 20 September 1966 – 19 December 1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willem Albeda (1925-06-13)13 June 1925 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 6 May 2014(2014-05-06) (aged 88) Maastricht, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980) |
| Other political affiliations | Anti-Revolutionary Party (until 1980) |
| Alma mater | Rotterdam School of Economics (Bachelor of Economics,Master of Economics) Free University Amsterdam (Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation | Politician ·Civil servant · Economist · Researcher ·Nonprofit director ·Trade Union leader ·Academic administrator · Author · Professor |
Willem Albeda (13 June 1925 – 6 May 2014) was a Dutch politician of theAnti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and later of theChristian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and economist.[1]
Albeda attended agymnasium inLeeuwarden from May 1937 until March 1943. During theGerman occupation Albeda wanted to continue his study but in March 1943 he refused to sign a loyalty oath to theGerman occupation authority but to escape prosecution he was forced to enlist in theArbeitslager in theGerman armored production industry inOberhausen. Following the end ofWorld War II Albeda served as a translator for theUnited States Army from March 1945 until May 1945. Albeda worked as a civil servant for theFiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) of theMinistry of Finance from May 1945 until June 1945 and forDe Nederlandsche Bank from June 1945 until November 1945. Albeda applied at theRotterdam School of Economics in April 1946 majoring inEconomics obtaining aBachelor of Economics degree in June 1947 before graduating with aMaster of Economics degree on 8 December 1950. Albeda worked as a researcher at theNetherlands Economic Institute from April 1948 until September 1951. Albeda worked a financial adviser for theChristian National Trade Union Federation (CNV) from September 1951 until January 1960. Albeda applied at theVrije Universiteit Amsterdam in July 1952 for apostgraduate education inDevelopment economics and got adoctorate as aDoctor of Philosophy in Development economics on 22 February 1957. Albeda worked as a researcher forPhilips from January 1960 until November 1961. Albeda worked as a trade union leader for the National Christian Trade unions and served as General-Secretary from November 1961 until September 1966. Albeda worked as a professor of Development economics at the Rotterdam School of Economics from September 1966 until December 1977 and as a professor ofLabour law at the Rotterdam School of Economics from January 1973 until December 1977 and as a professor of Labour law andPublic administration at theDelft Institute of Technology from February 1973 until December 1977.
Albeda was elected to theSenate after the1960 Senate election, taking office on 20 September 1966 serving as afrontbencher chairing the parliamentary committee for General Affairs and parliamentary committee for Economic Affairs andspokesperson for economic affairs, social affairs, development cooperation and development aid. Albeda was selected asparliamentary leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party in the Senate following the appointment ofGaius de Gaay Fortman asMinister of the Interior in theDen Uyl cabinet, taking office on 11 May 1973. After the1977 general election Albeda was appointed asMinister of Social Affairs in theVan Agt–Wiegel cabinet, taking office on 19 December 1977. In April 1981 Albeda announced that he would not stand for the1981 general election but wanted tot return to the Senate. After the1981 Senate election Albeda returned to the Senate, taking office on 30 June 1981. Following the1981 cabinet formation Boersma was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet; the Van Agt-Wiegel cabinet was replaced by theVan Agt II cabinet on 11 September 1981 and he continued to serve in the Senate as a frontbencher and spokesperson for economic affairs and social affairs and deputy spokesperson for finance.
Albeda became a distinguished professor of Economics atUtrecht University, serving from 1 November 1981 until 1 January 1985 and also returned to the Social and Economic Council, serving from 1 December 1981 until 1 January 1985. In December 1984 Albeda was nominated as director of theScientific Council for Government Policy, serving from 1 January 1985 until 1 January 1990.
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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 | Grand Officer of theOrder of Leopold II | Belgium | 30 March 1979 | |
 | Knight of theOrder of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 26 October 1981 | |
 | Knight Commander of theOrder of Merit | Germany | 21 March 1986 | |
 | Grand Officer of theOrder of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 1 January 1990 | Elevated from Officer (30 April 1976) |
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Parliamentary leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party in theSenate 1973–1977 | Party merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister of Social Affairs 1977–1981 | Succeeded byas Minister of Social Affairs and Employment |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Director of the Scientific Council for Government Policy 1985–1990 | Succeeded by |
