Edzo Toxopeus

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His Excellency Edzo Toxopeus
Edzo Toxopeus in 1966
Member of the Council of State
In office 1 November 1980 – 1 March 1988
Vice President	Willem Scholten
Queen's Commissioner of Groningen
In office 16 February 1970 – 1 November 1980
Monarchs	Juliana (1970–1980) Beatrix (1980)
Preceded by	Cees Fock
Succeeded by	Henk Vonhoff
President of the Liberal International
In office 15 April 1966 – 25 April 1970
Preceded by	Giovanni Malagodi
Succeeded by	Gaston Thorn
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 12 March 1966 – 1 October 1969
Preceded by	Molly Geertsema
Succeeded by	Molly Geertsema
In office 2 July 1963 – 24 July 1963
Preceded by	Roelof Zegering Hadders
Succeeded by	Molly Geertsema
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
In office 30 March 1963 – 1 October 1969
Deputy	See list Roelof Zegering Hadders (1963–1969) Molly Geertsema (1963–1969) Johan Witteveen (1967–1969)
Preceded by	Teun Struycken Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations
Succeeded by	Jan Smallenbroek
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 21 September 1965 – 1 November 1969
In office 2 July 1963 – 24 July 1963
In office 6 November 1956 – 19 May 1959
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Edzo Hendrik Toxopeus (1918-02-19)19 February 1918 Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died	23 August 2009(2009-08-23) (aged 91) Oegstgeest, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Other political affiliations	Freedom Party (1946–1948)
Spouse	Alberta Ufkes ​ ​ (m. 1944; died 2005)​
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Lobbyist
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1944–1945 (Active duty) 1945–1948 (Reserve)
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Market Garden Battle of Groningen

Edzo Hendrik Toxopeus (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛtsoː ˈɦɛndrɪk tɔksoːˈpeːjʏs]; 19 February 1918 – 23 August 2009) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.

Toxopeus studied

Toxopeus continued to be active in politics and in January 1970 was nominated as the next Queen's Commissioner of Groningen serving from 16 February 1970 until 1 November 1980. Toxopeus also became active in the private and public sectors as a corporate and non-profit director and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government. In October 1970 Toxopeus was nominated as a Member of the Council of State serving from 1 November 1980 until 1 March 1988. Toxopeus retired from active politics at 70 but continued to be active as an advocate and lobbyist for more European integration and served as an occasional diplomat for economic and diplomatic delegations for the European Union. Toxopeus was known for his abilities as a skillful manager and effective negotiator. Toxopeus granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 22 January 1985 and continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death in August 2009 at the age of 91. He holds the distinction as the longest-serving Minister of the Interior after World War II with 5 years, 330 days.

Early life

After earning his diploma in

Politics

As

Toxopeus died on 23 August 2009, at age 91.[1]^[2]

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown	Belgium	15 March 1960
	Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour	France	12 February 1961
	Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown	Luxembourg	1 May 1963
	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit	Portugal	4 April 1964
	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit	Germany	30 January 1965
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	10 December 1980	Elevated from Commander (20 April 1965)
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	22 January 1985	Elevated from Knight (1 November 1969)
Awards
Ribbon bar	Awards	Organization	Date	Comment
	Honorary Member	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	28 February 1970
Honorific Titles
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Minister of State	Netherlands	22 January 1985	Style of Excellency

References

External links

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Official

• (in Dutch) Mr. E.H. (Edzo) Toxopeus Parlement & Politiek