Jan Terlouw

Jan Terlouw
250px Jan Terlouw in 2009
Member of the Senate of the Netherlands
In office 8 June 1999 – 10 June 2003
Queen's Commissioner of Gelderland
In office 1 November 1991 – 1 December 1996
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Ad Oele
Succeeded by	Jan Kamminga
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office 11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 Serving with Joop den Uyl (until 29 May 1982)
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Hans Wiegel
Succeeded by	Gijs van Aardenne
Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands
In office 11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Gijs van Aardenne
Succeeded by	Gijs van Aardenne
Leader of the Democrats 66
In office 1 September 1973 – 8 September 1982
Preceded by	Hans van Mierlo
Succeeded by	Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Parliamentary leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office 1 September 1973 – 11 September 1981
Preceded by	Hans van Mierlo
Succeeded by	Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office 11 May 1971 – 11 September 1981
Personal details
Born	Jan Cornelis Terlouw (1931-11-15) 15 November 1931 Kamperveen, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Democrats 66 (from 1967)
Spouse(s)	Alexandra van Hulst (m. 1956)
Children	3 daughters and 1 son
Residence	Twello, Netherlands
Alma mater	Utrecht University (Bachelor of Mathematics, Bachelor of Science, Master of Mathematics, Master of Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science)
Occupation	Politician Physicist Researcher Author

Jan Cornelis Terlouw (born 15 November 1931) is a Dutch author, scientist, and former politician.

Background

Jan Terlouw was born in Kamperveen, Overijssel. He was the eldest son in his family, he has two brothers and two sisters and grew up in the Veluwe. After high school, Terlouw studied at Utrecht University where he obtained an MSc degree in mathematics and physics and a PhD degree in nuclear physics. After graduating, he worked as a physics researcher in the Netherlands, the United States, and Sweden. After working for thirteen years, he became a politician, joining the Dutch House of Representatives (the lower house of the Dutch legislature) as a member of the Democraten 66 political party in 1967. Terlouw acted as party leader from 1973–1982. He was minister of Economic Affairs from 1981 to 1982 and Queen's Commissioner of Gelderland from 1991 to 1996, the year in which he retired. He joined the Dutch Senate in 1999.

Terlouw also wrote 24 children's books, most notably Winter in Wartime (Oorlogswinter, 1972) and How to Become King (Koning van Katoren, 1971), both of which won the Gouden Griffel and have been made into motion pictures directed by Martin Koolhoven.

Terlouw is married to Alexandra van Hulst and has four children.

Awards

• 1972 Gouden Griffel for the novel How to Become King
• 1973 Gouden Griffel for the novel Winter in Wartime
• 1990 Prize of the Netherlands Children's Jury for the novel The figure-skater
• 2000 Prize of the Dutch Joung Jury for Eigen rechter

Honours

• Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (9 December 1982)

References

• (Dutch) Parlement.com biography