Marius van Amelsvoort

Marius van Amelsvoort
Marius van Amelsvoort
	Christian Democratic Group
Constituency	Netherlands
Member of the Senate
	In office; 16 September 1969 – 10 May 1971
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
Personal details
Born	Marius Johannes Josephus van Amelsvoort; 29 August 1930; Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
Died	30 May 2006 (aged 75); Veldhoven, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (from 1980)
Other political; affiliations	Catholic People's Party ; (until 1980)
Spouse	Henriëtte Dirks (m. 1960)
Alma mater	Tilburg Catholic Economic University ; (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Diplomat · Economist · Businessman · Banker · Accountant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Lobbyist

Marius Johannes Josephus van Amelsvoort (29 August 1930 – 30 May 2006) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist.^[1]

Van Amelsvoort applied at the

majoring in Economics and obtaining a Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1951 before graduating with a Master of Economics degree in July 1955. Van Amelsvoort worked as a civil servant for the Diplomatic service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from September 1955 until April 1960 and as an Attaché at the Embassy in Washington, D.C. from February 1956 until April 1960. Van Amelsvoort worked as an accountant for the Rabobank in Eindhoven from April 1960 until August 1961 as a branch manager

in Eindhoven from August 1961 until May 1973.

Van Amelsvoort was elected as a

Economic Affairs. After the election of 1989 Van Amelsvoort was again appointed as State Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet Lubber III, taking office on 7 November 1989. In November 1993 Van Amelsvoort announced his retirement from national politics and that he wouldn't stand for the election of 1994. The Cabinet Lubber III was replaced by the Cabinet Kok I following the cabinet formation of 1994

on 22 August 1994.

Van Amelsvoort semi-retired after spending 25 years in national politics and became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards and as an advocate and lobbyist for Pensioners' interests. Van Amelsvoort also worked as a trade association executive for the Catholic Senior Citizens association (KBO) serving as Chairman of the Executive Board from 1 February 1995 until 30 May 2003.

Van Amelsvoort was known for his abilities as a debater and policy wonk. Van Amelsvoort continued to comment on political affairs until his death from a cerebrovascular disease at the age of 75.

Biography

Early life

He studied economics at the Tilburg University in Tilburg, and worked for several years at the Dutch embassy in the United States. Then he worked a long time in the banking sector as was a Board Member of the First Chamber of the CSF in which he acted as a spokesman for financial affairs.

Politics

After a brief interlude in the European Parliament followed from 1971 to 1980 a member of the Second Chamber. In the first period he was Spokesman on Development and Foreign Affairs, and in 1973 he turned down a post as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Although he retired in 1994, from 1995 to 2003 he was President of the Union of Catholic Federal Elderly (CBE) which was in still in direct contact with his party, the CDA.

Personal

Van Amelsvoort was seriously ill from 2003, and died in May 2006 at 75 years of age.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	26 October 1981
	Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre	Holy See	18 September 1982
	Commander of the Order of Leopold II	Belgium	30 May 1985
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	8 October 1994	Elevated from Commander (26 August 1986)

References

^ "Oud-staatssecretaris Van Amelsvoort overleden" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Drs. M.J.J. (Marius) van Amelsvoort Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Drs. M.J.J. van Amelsvoort (KVP) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Political offices
Preceded by Ad Nooteboom	State Secretary for Finance 1980–1981 1989–1994	Succeeded by Hans Kombrink
Preceded by Henk Koning	State Secretary for Finance 1980–1981 1989–1994	Succeeded by Willem Vermeend
Preceded by Gerard van Leijenhorst	State Secretary for the Interior 1982–1986	Succeeded by Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Unknown	Chairman of the Executive Board of the Catholic Senior Citizens association 1995–2003	Succeeded by Unknown

[1] "Oud-staatssecretaris Van Amelsvoort overleden" (in Dutch). Volkskrant. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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Catholic People's Party	Marius van Amelsvoort Pieter Blaisse Tiemen Brouwer Flip van Campen M.M.A.A. Janssen Pierre Lardinois Joep Mommersteeg Harrij Notenboom Kees van der Ploeg Kees Raedts Piet van der Sanden Maan Sassen Wim Schuijt Wim Vergeer Tjerk Westerterp
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v t e Third Lubbers cabinet (1989–1994)
Preceded by: Second Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by: First Kok cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Wim Kok (Finance)
Ministers	Ien Dales (Interior) (1989–1994) (†) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Interior) (Ad interim) Ed van Thijn (Interior) (1994) Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) (from 1994) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) (1989–1993) Pieter Kooijmans (Foreign Affairs) (from 1993) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) (1989–1994) Aad Kosto (Justice) (from 1994) Economic Affairs ) Relus ter Beek (Defence) Hedy d'Ancona (Welfare, Health and Culture) (1989–1994) Jo Ritzen (Welfare, Health and Culture) (Ad interim) Bert de Vries (Social Affairs and Employment) Jo Ritzen (Education and Sciences) Hanja Maij-Weggen (Transport and Water Management) (1989–1994) Koos Andriessen (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (1989–1990) Bert de Vries (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (Ad interim) Piet Bukman (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (from 1990) Hans Alders (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
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State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) (1989–1994) Piet Dankert (Foreign Affairs) Marius van Amelsvoort (Finance) Aad Kosto (Justice) (1989–1994) Economic Affairs ) (1989–1990) Economic Affairs ) (from 1990) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (Defence) (1989–1993) Ton Frinking (Defence) (from 1993) Hans Simons (Welfare, Health and Culture) Elske ter Veld (Social Affairs and Employment) (1989–1993) Jacques Wallage (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 1993) Jacques Wallage (Education and Science) (1989–1993) Roel in 't Veld (Education and Science) (1993) Job Cohen (Education and Science) (from 1993) Dzsingisz Gabor (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) Enneüs Heerma (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

v t e First Lubbers cabinet (1982–1986)
Preceded by: Third Van Agt cabinet Succeeded by: Second Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Economic Affairs )
Ministers	Koos Rietkerk (Interior) (1982–1986) (†) Frits Korthals Altes (Interior) (Ad interim) Rudolf de Korte (Interior) (from 1986) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Job de Ruiter (Defence) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs ) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Pieter Winsemius (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Eegje Schoo (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Marius van Amelsvoort (Interior) Wim van Eekelen (Foreign Affairs) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Economic Affairs ) Economic Affairs ) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Charl Schwietert (Defence) (1982) Willem Hoekzema (Defence) (from 1982) Joop van der Reijden (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerard van Leijenhorst (Education and Sciences) Jaap Scherpenhuizen (Transport and Water Management) Ad Ploeg (Agriculture and Fisheries) Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment )

v t e First Van Agt cabinet (1977–1981)
Preceded by: Den Uyl cabinet Succeeded by: Second Van Agt cabinet
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Hans Wiegel (Interior)
Ministers	Chris van der Klaauw (Foreign Affairs) Frans Andriessen (Finance) (1977–1980) Gijs van Aardenne (Finance) (Ad interim) Netherlands Antilles Affairs ) (from 1980) Job de Ruiter (Justice) Economic Affairs ) Roelof Kruisinga (Defence) (1977–1978) Jan de Koning (Defence ) (Ad interim) Willem Scholten (Defence) (1978–1980) Pieter de Geus (Defence) (from 1980) Leendert Ginjaar (Health and Environment) Wil Albeda (Social Affairs) Arie Pais (Education and Sciences) Dany Tuijnman (Transport and Water Management) Netherlands Antilles Affairs ) (1977–1980) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) (from 1980) Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland (Housing and Spatial Planning) (1977–1981) Dany Tuijnman (Housing and Spatial Planning) (from 1981) (Ad interim) Til Gardeniers-Berendsen (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
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State Secretaries	Henk Koning (Interior) Durk van der Mei (Foreign Affairs) Ad Nooteboom (Finance) (1977–1980) Marius van Amelsvoort (Finance) (from 1980) Bert Haars (Justice) Economic Affairs ) Economic Affairs ) Cees van Lent (Defence) Wim van Eekelen (Defence) Els Veder-Smit (Health and Environment) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs) Klaas de Jong (Education and Sciences) Ad Hermes (Education and Sciences) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Brokx (Housing and Spatial Planning) Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters (Culture, Recreation and Social Work) Gerard Wallis de Vries (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)

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