Gijs van Hall
Gijsbert van Hall (21 April 1904 – 22 May 1977) was a Dutch banker,
Early life and banking career
Gijs van Hall was born in Amsterdam in an influential Dutch family of bankers. At a young age, much of his early school career was interrupted due to infections of
In 1928 Van Hall went to work at the American investment firm Kean, Taylor & co.,[2] a temporary assignment where he hoped to gain experience with the financial system that he could use back home.[1] He worked on Wall Street in New York City for three years before returning to the Netherlands to work at the Nederlandse Trust Maatschappij.[1] During much of the 1930s, he was involved in guiding debt restructuring procedures caused by the Great Depression. During the restructuring of the Leerdam glass factory, he became interested in the idea of consulting workers to opine on company decisions in order to foster trust between workers and upper management.
Dutch resistance movement
During the
Senator
After the war Van Hall became politically active within the
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Born | 21 April 1904 Amsterdam |
Died | 22 May 1977 Amsterdam | (aged 73)
Political party | Partij van de Arbeid |
Mayor of Amsterdam
On the 1st of February 1957, Van Hall took the office of mayor of Amsterdam.[1] During his time in office the city underwent major changes, including the construction of the IJtunnel, the first phase of the Bijlmermeer expansions, and the expansion of the University of Amsterdam.[1][4] Van Hall frequently lobbied with the national government over the execution and funding of large projects.[1] He was characterized as a tough negotiator who preferred to rule the city without too much outside interference.
Van Hall attracted controversy over his response to
The final straw in Van Hall's career as mayor was a construction workers strike in June 1966, where 1 protester died; officially from a heart attack, but it was widely believed that police violence was to blame.[citation needed] In 1967, after investigations from the national government into the civil unrest, the Ministry of the Interior gave Van Hall the ultimatum to either be fired from his position or resign voluntarily.[1] He chose not to resign so he could to await the report that outlined his failings,[4] and was fired as mayor of Amsterdam on June 30, 1967.[1] His resignation actually calmed the civil unrest in Amsterdam, as the Provos disbanded themselves after Van Hall's removal from office.[citation needed]
The Resistance Banker
In 2018, The Resistance Banker (Dutch: Bankier van het Verzet), a dramatized cinematic film on the resistance actions of Walraven Van Hall was released, starring Jacob Derwig as Gijs van Hall.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m owner, No (2013-11-12). "bwn4". resources.huygens.knaw.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ a b c "Hall, Walraven van - TracesOfWar.nl". www.tracesofwar.nl. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ a b "Introductie: Walraven van Hall". www.verzetsmuseum.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ a b c d e "Mr. G. (Gijs) van Hall". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-02-20.