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Louis Josephus Maria van de Laar (24 December 1921 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and historian.

His Excellency Louis van de Laar
Louis van de Laar in 1964
Mayor of Bergen op Zoom
In office 16 October 1965 – 1 September 1981
Preceded by	Leonard Peters
Succeeded by	Pieter Zevenbergen
State Secretary for Education, Arts and Sciences
In office 24 October 1963 – 14 April 1965 Serving with Hans Grosheide
Prime Minister	Victor Marijnen
Preceded by	Harry Janssen Ynso Scholten
Succeeded by	Hans Grosheide as State Secretary for Education and Sciences
Personal details
Born	Louis Josephus Maria van de Laar (1921-12-24)24 December 1921 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Died	25 January 2004(2004-01-25) (aged 82) Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Economics, Master of Arts, Master of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · historian · teacher · author

Education

Van de Laar attended the minor seminary in Sint-Michielsgestel and subsequently the Sint-Janslyceum [nl] (a gymnasium) in 's-Hertogenbosch. In 1939, he started studying at the Radboud University Nijmegen, where he obtained master's degrees in history and economics in 1947.[1] He continued his studies in history from 1945 to 1946 at the Sorbonne and École pratique des hautes études (Paris).[2]

Career

After finishing his studies, van de Laar became a history teacher and then rector at several secondary schools. From 1963 to 1965, he was state secretary at the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science in the Marijnen cabinet for the Catholic People's Party.[3] Through this function, he became one of the founders of the Dutch Language Union.[4]

In October 1965, he became mayor of Bergen op Zoom, where he remained until his retirement in 1981.[2] During his mandate he succeeded in enticing Philip Morris and General Electric Plastics to build large production centres in Bergen op Zoom and initiated the restoration of the city palace, the Markiezenhof [nl].[5]

Awards

Van de Laar received the following awards:

• Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion[2]
• Grand Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau[2]
• Knight in the Order of St. Gregory the Great[2]
• Krijgt de Taalunieprijs[4][6]

References

External links

Media related to Louis van de Laar at Wikimedia Commons

Official

• (in Dutch) Drs. L.J.M. (Louis) van de Laar Parlement & Politiek

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