Jan van den Brink

Jan van den Brink
Jan van den Brink in 1948

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)

Personal details
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	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

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.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown	Belgium	1 July 1952
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	12 April 1955
	Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre	Holy See	30 September 1962
	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour	France	10 December 1968
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 1977	Elevated from Commander (30 September 1952)
	Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great	Holy See	1 May 1981

References

↑ "J. v.d. Brink (1915-2006)" (in Dutch). DigiBron. 20 July 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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Official

(in Dutch) Dr. J.R.M. (Jan) van den Brink Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Dr. J.R.M. van den Brink (KVP) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
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First Drees cabinet (1951–1952)
Preceded: Drees–Van Schaik cabinet Succeed: Second Drees cabinet
Prime Minister	Willem Drees (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Frans Teulings (Civil Defence)
Ministers	Johan van Maarseveen (Interior) (1951) (†) Frans Teulings (Interior) (Ad interim) Louis Beel (Interior) (from 1951) Dirk Stikker (Foreign Affairs) Piet Lieftinck (Finance) (1951–1952) Willem Drees (Finance) (Ad interim) Hendrik Mulderije (Justice) Jan van den Brink (Economic Affairs) Kees Staf (War and the Navy) Dolf Joekes (Social Affairs and Health) Theo Rutten (Education, Arts and Sciences) Hendrik Wemmers (Transport and Water Management) Sicco Mansholt (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) Joris in 't Veld (Reconstruction and Housing) Willem Drees (Colonial Affairs) (Ad interim) Leonard Peters (Colonial Affairs) (from 1951)
Minister without portfolio	Guus Albregts (Economic Policy)
State Secretaries	Nico Blom (Foreign Affairs) Ferdinand Kranenburg (War) Harry Moorman (Navy) Aat van Rhijn (Social Affairs and Health) Piet Muntendam (Social Affairs and Health) Jo Cals (Education, Arts and Sciences) Lubbertus Götzen (Colonial Affairs)

Drees–Van Schaik cabinet (1948–1951)
Preceded: First Beel cabinet Succeed: First Drees cabinet
Prime Minister	Willem Drees (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Josef van Schaik (Kingdom Reconstruction)
Ministers	Johan van Maarseveen (Interior) (1948–1949) Josef van Schaik (Interior) (Ad interim) Frans Teulings (Interior) (from 1949) Dirk Stikker (Foreign Affairs) Piet Lieftinck (Finance) René Wijers (Justice) (1949–1950) Johan van Maarseveen (Justice) (Ad interim) Teun Struycken (Justice) (from 1950) Jan van den Brink (Economic Affairs) Wim Schokking (War and the Navy) (1948–1950) Hans s'Jacob (War and the Navy) (from 1950) Dolf Joekes (Social Affairs) Theo Rutten (Education, Arts and Sciences) Josef van Schaik (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim) Derk Spitzen (Transport and Water Management) (from 1948) Sicco Mansholt (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) Joris in 't Veld (Reconstruction and Housing) Maan Sassen (Colonial Affairs) (1948–1949) Johan van Maarseveen (Colonial Affairs) (from 1949)
Minister without portfolio	Lubbertus Götzen (Indonesian Monetary Policy)
State Secretaries	Nico Blom (Foreign Affairs) (from 1950) Wim van der Grinten (Economic Affairs) (from 1949) Wim Fockema Andreae (War) (1949–1950) Harry Moorman (War) (from 1950) Harry Moorman (Navy) (from 1949) Aat van Rhijn (Social Affairs) (from 1950) Piet Muntendam (Social Affairs) (from 1950) Jo Cals (Education, Arts and Sciences) (from 1950)

First Beel cabinet (1946–1948)
Preceded: Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet Succeed: Drees–Van Schaik cabinet
Prime Minister	Louis Beel (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Willem Drees (Social Affairs)
Ministers	Louis Beel (Interior) (1946–1947) Piet Witteman (Interior) (from 1947) Pim van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout (Foreign Affairs) Piet Lieftinck (Finance) Johan van Maarseveen (Justice) Gerardus Huysmans (Economic Affairs) (1946–1948) Sicco Mansholt (Economic Affairs) (Ad interim) Jan van den Brink (Economic Affairs) (from 1948) Alexander Fiévez (War) Alexander Fiévez (Navy) (Ad interim) Jules Schagen van Leeuwen (Navy) (1946–1947) Alexander Fiévez (Navy) (from 1947) Jos Gielen (Education, Arts and Sciences) Hein Vos (Transport) (1946–1947) Hein Vos (Transport and Water Management) (from 1947) Johan Ringers (Public Works and Reconstruction (1946) Hein Vos (Public Works and Reconstruction (1946–1947) (Ad interim) Lambertus Neher (Reconstruction and Housing (1947–1948) Joris in 't Veld (Reconstruction and Housing (from 1948) Jan Jonkman (Colonial Affairs)
Ministers without portfolio	Eelco van Kleffens (United Nations Affairs) Lubbertus Götzen (Indonesian Monetary Policy)

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