Gaius de Gaay Fortman

Gaius de Gaay Fortman
Gaius de Gaay Fortman
	Minister for Suriname and ; Netherlands Antilles Affairs
	In office; 11 May 1973 – 25 November 1975
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Molly Geertsema
Succeeded by	Himself ; as Minister for Netherlands ; Antilles Affairs
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
	In office; 11 May 1971 – 11 May 1973
Preceded by	Wiert Berghuis
Succeeded by	Wil Albeda
Parliamentary group	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Member of the Senate
	In office; 20 September 1977 – 10 June 1981
	In office; 20 September 1960 – 11 May 1973
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (1980–1981) ; Anti-Revolutionary Party ; (1960–1980)
Personal details
Born	Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman; 8 May 1911; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	29 March 1997 (aged 85); The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (from 1980)
Other political; affiliations	Anti-Revolutionary Party ; (1934–1980)
Spouse	Mary Woltjer (m. 1936)
Children	Bas de Gaay Fortman ; (born 1937) ; 3 daughters and 1 other son
Alma mater	Free University Amsterdam ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Law)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Researcher · Academic administrator · Nonprofit director · Editor · Author · Professor

Wilhelm Friedrich "Gaius" de Gaay Fortman (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɛi.ʏs də ˈɣaːi ˈfɔrtmɑn]; 8 May 1911 – 29 March 1997) was a Dutch jurist and politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), which later merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party.^[2]

De Gaay Fortman attended a

invaded the Netherlands and the government fled to London to escape the German occupation. During the German occupation De Gaay Fortman continued his work for the Ministry of Social Affairs and but sympathetic with the Dutch resistance against the German occupiers and worked as an editor for the underground newspaper Free Netherlands from January 1943 until May 1945. De Gaay Fortman worked as professor of Labour law, Privacy law and Property law at the Free University Amsterdam from 10 January 1947 until May 1973. He also served as Rector Magnificus of the Free University Amsterdam from 1 January 1961 until 1 January 1962 and from 1 January 1965 until 1 January 1972. De Gaay Fortman was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1960, taking office on 20 September 1960. After the Senate election of 1971 De Gaay Fortman was selected as Parliamentary leader

of Anti-Revolutionary Party in the Senate, taking office on 11 May 1971.

After the

Minister of Justice Dries van Agt De Gaay Fortman took over both positions on 8 September 1977. The Cabinet Den Uyl was replaced by the Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel

on 19 December 1977.

De Gaay Fortman remained in active politics, he was elected again as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1977, serving from 20 September 1977 until 10 June 1981. De Gaay Fortman was selected as a

Organisation for Scientific Research, Institute of International Relations Clingendael, Transnational Institute, T.M.C. Asser Instituut and the Carnegie Foundation

).

De Gaay Fortman was known for his abilities as a negotiator and consensus builder. De Gaay Fortman continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death. His eldest son Bas de Gaay Fortman was also a politician, professor and author, he like his father had served in the Senate.^[3]

Biography

Early life

Wilhelm Friedrich "Gaius" de Gaay Fortman was born in Amsterdam on 8 May 1911 to an orthodox Reformed Protestant family. The De Gaay Fortman family were descendants of 17th century Walloon immigrant Jacques Le Gay, and became one of the foremost Neo-Calvinist families in the Dutch Patriciate, with prominent ministers, scholars, business people and politicians.

Politics

The Reformed De Gaay Fortman was a progressive politician of the

Reformed Political League. He is buried at Zorgvlied cemetery

.

His son Bas de Gaay Fortman followed in the political footsteps of his father and became leader of the Political Party of Radicals in the Second Chamber and later a Senator for its successor, the GreenLeft party.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Honorary Medal for Initiative and Ingenuity of the Order of the House of Orange	Netherlands	19 September 1974
	Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II	Belgium	1 August 1975
	Grand Cross of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star	Suriname	25 November 1975
	Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour	France	28 February 1976
	Grand Officer of the Honorary Order of the Palm	Suriname	4 September 1977
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	11 April 1978
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	10 June 1981	Elevated from Knight (30 April 1959)

References

^ "Oud-minister De Gaay Fortman (85) overleden". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 1 April 1997. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ "Gaay Fortman, Wilhelm Friedrich de (1911-1997)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ "De Gaay Fortman bleef buitenbeentje in CDA" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 1 April 1997. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Mr.Dr. W.F. de Gaay Fortman Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Mr.Dr. W.F. de Gaay Fortman (CDA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Party political offices
Preceded by Wiert Berghuis	Parliamentary leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party in the Senate 1971–1973	Succeeded by Wil Albeda
Political offices
Preceded by Molly Geertsema	Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs 1973–1977	Succeeded by Fons van der Stee
Preceded by Molly Geertsema	Minister of the Interior 1973–1977	Succeeded by Hans Wiegel
Preceded by Dries van Agt	Deputy Prime Minister 1977	Succeeded by Hans Wiegel
Preceded by Dries van Agt	Minister of Justice 1977	Succeeded by Job de Ruiter
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Unknown	Chairman of the Organisation for Scientific Research 1978–1983	Succeeded by Unknown
Academic offices
Preceded by Hendrik Smitskamp	Rector Magnificus of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 1962–1963 1965–1972	Succeeded by Folkert de Roos
Preceded by Reinier Schippers		Succeeded by Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst

[1] "Oud-minister De Gaay Fortman (85) overleden". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 1 April 1997. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[2] "Gaay Fortman, Wilhelm Friedrich de (1911-1997)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[3] "De Gaay Fortman bleef buitenbeentje in CDA" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 1 April 1997. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

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Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Dries van Agt (Justice) (1973–1977) Gaius de Gaay Fortman (Justice) (from 1977)
Ministers	Gaius de Gaay Fortman (Interior and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) Max van der Stoel (Foreign Affairs) Wim Duisenberg (Finance) Economic Affairs ) Henk Vredeling (Defence) (1973–1977) Bram Stemerdink (Defence) (from 1977) Irene Vorrink (Health and the Environment) Jaap Boersma (Social Affairs) Jos van Kemenade (Education and Sciences) Tjerk Westerterp (Transport and Water Management) Tiemen Brouwer (Agriculture and Fisheries) (1973) Fons van der Stee (Agriculture and Fisheries) (from 1973) Hans Gruijters (Housing and Spatial Planning) Harry van Doorn (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
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