Johan Witteveen
Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen (12 June 1921 – 23 April 2019) was a Dutch economist, retired politician and author. He was a member of the Senate (1958–63; 1971–73) and the House of Representatives (1963; 1965–67) for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.[1]
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| 5th Managing Director of the IMF | |
| In office 1 September 1973 – 18 June 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Paul Schweitzer |
| Succeeded by | Jacques de Larosière |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 8 June 1971 – 1 September 1973 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
| In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 Serving with Joop Bakker | |
| Prime Minister | Piet de Jong |
| Preceded by | Jan de Quay Barend Biesheuvel |
| Succeeded by | Roelof Nelissen Molly Geertsema |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Piet de Jong |
| Preceded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Succeeded by | Roelof Nelissen |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 September 1965 – 5 April 1967 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Vic Marijnen |
| Preceded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Succeeded by | Anne Vondeling |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 5 June 1963 – 24 July 1963 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 23 December 1958 – 5 June 1963 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hendrikus Johannes Witteveen 12 June 1921 Zeist, Netherlands |
| Died | 23 April 2019 (aged 97) Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1980) |
| Spouse(s) | Liesbeth de Vries Feijens |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation | Politician Economist Professor Author |
He was Minister of Finance (1963–65; 1967–71) and managing director of the International Monetary Fund (1973–78). He also wrote books on Universal Sufism and economics.
He was the father of Willem Witteveen.
Johan Witteveen Media
Minister of Finance Johan Witteveen and Minister of the Economy and Finance of France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing during a European Economic Community meeting in Amsterdam on 20 July 1964.
Ribbon bar: Legion Honour, Grand Officer rank
BEL Kroonorde Grootkruis BAR
Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon
Ordre de la couronne de Chene GC ribbon
Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Grand Officer
GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 6 GrVK Stern Band
NLD Order of the Dutch Lion - Commander BAR
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References
- ↑ (in Dutch) Dr. H.J. (Johan) Witteveen, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 19 July 2014.
Other websites
Media related to Johan Witteveen at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Dutch) Official website