Johan Witteveen
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Johan Witteveen | |
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Minister of Finance | |
| In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Piet de Jong |
| Preceded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Succeeded by | Roelof Nelissen |
| In office 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Victor Marijnen |
| Preceded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Succeeded by | Anne Vondeling |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 September 1965 – 5 April 1967 | |
| In office 5 June 1963 – 24 July 1963 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 8 June 1971 – 1 September 1973 | |
| In office 23 December 1958 – 5 June 1963 | |
| Member of the Social and Economic Council | |
| In office 1 February 1952 – 23 December 1958 | |
| Chairman | Frans de Vries (1952–1958) Gerard Verrijn Stuart (1958) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hendrikus Johannes Witteveen 12 June 1921 Zeist, Netherlands |
| Died | 23 April 2019 (aged 97) Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Spouse |
Liesbeth de Vries Feijens
(m. 1949; died 2006) |
| Children | 4 (including PhD ) |
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Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen (12 June 1921 – 23 April 2019) was a Dutch politician and economist who served as the fifth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1973 to 1978.
Witteveen attended the
Witteveen became a
Witteveen retired after spending 20 years in national politics and became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Rockefeller Foundation, Tinbergen Institute, Group of Thirty, Institute of International Relations Clingendael, Society for Statistics and Operations Research and the Helen Dowling Institute) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (SEO Economic Research, Cadastre Agency and Statistics Netherlands) and as an advocate and lobbyist for Sufism and Financial regulation. Witteveen was also a prolific author, having written more than a dozen books since 1947 about Politics, Finances, Economics, Business and Sufism.
Witteveen was known for his abilities as a manager and consensus builder. Witteveen continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death at the age of 97 and holds the distinction as the only Dutchman that served as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. His eldest son Willem was also a politician, professor, and author, he like his father had served in the Senate.
Early life and education
Witteveen was born on 12 June 1921 in
Career
Witteveen worked as an economist at the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis under Jan Tinbergen and Fred Polak from 1947 until 1963. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He served as a Senator from 23 December 1958 until 5 June 1963 and as a member of the House of Representatives from 5 June 1963 until 24 July 1963.
He then became Minister of Finance in the Marijnen cabinet serving from 24 July 1963 until 14 April 1965. He then served as a Member of the House of Representatives again from 21 September 1965 until 5 April 1967, when he returned as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister serving from 5 April 1967 until 6 July 1971 in the De Jong cabinet. He again returned to the Senate, serving from 8 June 1971 until 1 September 1973.
Afterwards he became the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, serving from 1 September 1973 until 18 June 1978. From 1978 to 1985 he was the first chairman of the Washington-based economics body, the Group of Thirty.[2] He became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1980.[3]
Personal life
On 3 March 1949 Witteveen married Liesbeth de Vries Feijens (born 1 April 1920). They had four children, three sons, and one daughter. Willem Witteveen (1952–2014), Paul Witteveen (1955–1979), Raoul Witteveen and their daughter (born 1960). Liesbeth de Vries Feijens died on 25 November 2006 at the age of 86. His eldest son Willem Witteveen was also a politician, professor and author, he like his father had served in the Senate. Willem Witteveen, his wife and daughter died on 17 July 2014 when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine. Witteveen was also a first cousin once removed of the in 2004 murdered filmmaker Theo van Gogh. Witteveen died on 23 April 2019 in his home in Wassenaar at the age of 97 years, 315 days.[4][5][6]
Decorations
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Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour | France | 25 August 1964 | |
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Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown | Belgium | 1968 | |
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Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | United Kingdom | 1969 | |
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Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown | Luxembourg | 1970 | |
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Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 17 July 1971 | Elevated from Commander (20 April 1965) |
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Grand Cross of the Order of Merit | Germany | 12 October 1977 | |
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Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 25 April 1979 | |
| Awards | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Awards | Organization | Date | Comment |
| Four Freedoms Award | Roosevelt Institute for American Studies |
1982 | ||
Honorary degrees
| Honorary degrees | ||||
| University | Field | Country | Date | Comment |
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| Erasmus University Rotterdam | Economics | Netherlands | 1979 | |
Bibliography
- Witteveen, H.J. (2 March 1999). The Heart of Sufism: Essential Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Shambhala Press. ISBN 9781570624025.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link - Witteveen, H.J. (1 January 1997). Universal Sufism. Element Books Ltd. ISBN 9781862040939.)
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- Witteveen, H.J. (11 January 2003). Sufism in Action: Achievement, Inspiration and Integrity in a Tough World. Vega. ISBN 9781843336938.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link - Witteveen, H.J. (1 March 2003). Sufism in Action: Spiritualising the Economy. Vega. ISBN 978-1843336938.
References
- ^ a b (in Dutch) Dr. H.J. (Johan) Witteveen, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 19 July 2014.
- ^ (in Dutch) Hendrikus becomes the fifth Managing Director Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Xtimeline.com, 25 July 2012)
- ^ "Johannes Witteveen" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Professor Witteveen, his wife and student daughter, killed in plane crash Archived 19 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Tilburg University, 2014. Retrieved on 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Oud-minister van Financiën Witteveen overleden". 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Oud-minister Johan Witteveen (97) overleden". 25 April 2019.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Dr. H.J. (Johan) Witteveen Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) Dr. H.J. Witteveen (VVD) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
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