Johan Witteveen
Dutch politician and economist (1921–2019)
Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen (12 June 1921 – 23 April 2019) was 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.[1]
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| 5th Managing Director of the IMF | |
| In office 1 September 1973 – 18 June 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Paul Schweitzer |
| Succeeded by | Jacques de Larosière |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 8 June 1971 – 1 September 1973 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
| In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 Serving with Joop Bakker | |
| Prime Minister | Piet de Jong |
| Preceded by | Jan de Quay Barend Biesheuvel |
| Succeeded by | Roelof Nelissen Molly Geertsema |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Piet de Jong |
| Preceded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Succeeded by | Roelof Nelissen |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 September 1965 – 5 April 1967 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Vic Marijnen |
| Preceded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Succeeded by | Anne Vondeling |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 5 June 1963 – 24 July 1963 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 23 December 1958 – 5 June 1963 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hendrikus Johannes Witteveen 12 June 1921 Zeist, Netherlands |
| Died | 23 April 2019 (aged 97) Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1980) |
| Spouse(s) | Liesbeth de Vries Feijens |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation | Politician Economist Professor Author |
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.
He was the father of Willem Witteveen.
References
change- ↑ (in Dutch) Dr. H.J. (Johan) Witteveen, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 19 July 2014.
Other websites
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Media related to Johan Witteveen at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Dutch) Official website
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