Johannes Roelof Maria "Jan" van den Brink (12 April 1915 – 19 July 2006) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.[1] He was minister of Economic Affairs in three successive governments from 1948 till 1952. At several occasions he turned down an offer to become prime minister.
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Jan van den Brink | |
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Minister of Economic Affairs | |
In office 20 January 1948 – 2 September 1952 | |
Prime Minister | Louis Beel (1948) Willem Drees (1948–1952) |
Preceded by | Sicco Mansholt (Ad interim) |
Succeeded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 27 July 1948 – 12 August 1948 | |
In office 20 November 1945 – 20 January 1948 | |
Parliamentary group | Catholic People's Party (1945–1948) Roman Catholic State Party (1945) |
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Born | Johannes Roelof Maria van den Brink (1915-05-12)12 May 1915 Laren, Netherlands |
Died | 19 July 2006(2006-07-19) (aged 91) Hilversum, Netherlands |
Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980) |
Other political affiliations | Catholic People's Party (1945–1980) Roman Catholic State Party (1933–1945) |
Spouse(s) | Anneke van den Brink
(m. 1946; died 1998) |
Children | 4 daughters |
Alma mater | Tilburg University (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy) |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Economist · Researcher · Financial adviser · Financial analyst · Businessman · Banker · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Painter · Art collector · Author · Professor |
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Minister of Economic Affairs 1948–1952 |
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CFO and Vice Chairman of the Board of directors of the Amsterdamsche Bank 1952–1954 |
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CEO and Chairman of the Board of directors of the Amsterdamsche Bank 1954–1965 |
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CFO of the AMRO Bank 1964–1978 |
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Vice Chairman of the Board of directors of the AMRO Bank 1972–1978 |
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CEO and Chairman of the Board of directors of the AMRO Bank 1978–1983 |
Succeeded by Roelof Nelissen |
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Chairman of the Supervisory board of the AMRO Bank 1983–1986 |
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Chairman of the Supervisory board of Aegon N.V. 1983–1986 |
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Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy | ||
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