Johan Witteveen
| His Excellency Johan Witteveen |
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| 5th Managing Director of the IMF | |
| In office 1 September 1973 – 18 June 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre-Paul Schweitzer |
| Succeeded by | Jacques de Larosière |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
| In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 Serving with Joop Bakker |
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| Prime Minister | Piet de Jong |
| Preceded by | Jan de Quay Barend Biesheuvel |
| Succeeded by | Roelof Nelissen Molly Geertsema |
| Minister of Finance of the Netherlands | |
| In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 |
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| Prime Minister | Piet de Jong |
| Preceded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Succeeded by | Roelof Nelissen |
| In office 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
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| 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 |
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| In office 5 June 1963 – 24 July 1963 |
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| Member of the Senate of the Netherlands | |
| In office 8 June 1971 – 1 September 1973 |
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| In office 23 December 1958 – 5 June 1963 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Hendrikus Johannes Witteveen 12 June 1921 Zeist, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1980) |
| Spouse(s) | Liesbeth de Vries Feijens |
| Children | 4 children |
| Residence | Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation | Politician Economist Professor Author |
| Religion | Universal Sufism |
Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen (born 12 June 1921) is a Dutch economist, retired politician, and author. He was a member of the Senate (1958–63; 1971–73) and the House of Representatives (1963; 1965–67) for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. He was Minister of Finance (1963–65; 1967–71) and managing director of the International Monetary Fund (1973–78). He also wrote books on Universal Sufism and economics.
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Early life and education
Witteveen was born on 12 June 1921 in Zeist in the Netherlands. He is the son of architect Willem Gerrit Witteveen and Anna Maria Wibaut and the grandson of social democratic politician Floor Wibaut.[1] He went to the public secondary school Gymnasium Erasmianum in Rotterdam. He studied economics at the Netherlands School of Economics from 1939 to 1946. He received his PhD in 1947 with the dissertation Loonhoogte en werkgelegenheid (Height of wages and employment). His advisor was Nobel Prize laureate Jan Tinbergen.[1]
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 Member of the Senate from 23 December 1958 until 5 June 1963 and as Member of the House of Representatives from 5 June 1963 until 24 July 1963. He then became Minister of Finance in the Cabinet Marijnen 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 Cabinet de Jong. 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 has been member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1980.[3]
Personal life
Witteveen is married to Liesbeth de Vries Feijens. They have four children. His son Willem Witteveen was also a politician, until he died on 17 July 2014 when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine.[4]
Decorations
- Order of Orange-Nassau
- Commander (17 July 1971)
- Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Commander (25 April 1979)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Dutch) Dr. H.J. (Johan) Witteveen, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 19 July 2014.
- ↑ (Dutch) Hendrikus becomes the fifth Managing Director, Xtimeline.com, 25 July 2012)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Professor Witteveen, his wife and student daughter, killed in plane crash, Tilburg University, 2014. Retrieved on 18 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- (Dutch) Official website
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Finance 1963–1965 |
Succeeded by Anne Vondeling |
| Minister of Finance 1967–1971 |
Succeeded by Roelof Nelissen |
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| Preceded by | Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1967–1971 With: Joop Bakker |
Succeeded by Roelof Nelissen Molly Geertsema |
| Business positions | ||
| Preceded by | Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund 1973–1978 |
Succeeded by Jacques de Larosière |
- Articles with Dutch-language external links
- Use dmy dates from July 2014
- Official website not in Wikidata
- 1921 births
- Living people
- Managing directors of the International Monetary Fund
- Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
- Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
- Vice Chairmen of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians
- Dutch economists
- Dutch academics
- Dutch political writers
- Dutch health and wellness writers
- Universal Sufis
- Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni
- Erasmus University Rotterdam faculty
- Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Commanders of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- People from Zeist
- People from Wassenaar
