Jan Terlouw

Jan Terlouw
Jan Terlouw in 2014
Member of the Senate
In office
8 June 1999 – 10 June 2003
Parliamentary group Democrats 66
Queen's Commissioner of Gelderland
In office
1 November 1991 – 1 December 1996
Monarch Beatrix
Preceded by Ad Oele
Succeeded by Jan Kamminga
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982
Serving with Joop den Uyl (1982)
Prime Minister Dries van Agt
Preceded by Hans Wiegel
Succeeded by Gijs van Aardenne
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982
Prime Minister Dries van Agt
Preceded by Gijs van Aardenne
Succeeded by Gijs van Aardenne
Leader of the Democrats 66
In office
1 September 1973 – 8 September 1982
Preceded by Hans van Mierlo
Succeeded by Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office
1 September 1973 – 11 September 1981
Preceded by Hans van Mierlo
Succeeded by Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Parliamentary group Democrats 66
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
11 May 1971 – 11 September 1981
Parliamentary group Democrats 66
Personal details
Born Jan Cornelis Terlouw
(1931-11-15) 15 November 1931
Kamperveen, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Political party Democrats 66 (from 1967)
Spouse(s)
Alexandra van Hulst
(m. 1956; her death 2017)
Children 3 daughters and 1 son
Residence Twello, Netherlands
Alma mater Utrecht University (Bachelor of Mathematics, Bachelor of Science, Master of Mathematics, Master of Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science)
Occupation Politician · Physicist · Researcher · Political pundit · Author

Jan Cornelis Terlouw (born 15 November 1931) is a retired Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, and a children's book writer.

Terlouw a physicist by occupation, worked as a nuclear physics researcher for the research institute Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) from 1958 until 1971. Terlouw also worked as a researcher for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1960 until 1962 and for the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) from 1965 until 1966.

Terlouw was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the Dutch general election of 1971 serving from 11 May 1971 until 11 September 1981. After the Dutch general election of 1972 Hans van Mierlo, the Leader of the Democrats 66 and Parliamentary leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives, announced that he was stepping down after disappointing results in the election. Terlouw was elected to succeed him and became Leader of the Democrats 66 and Parliamentary leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives on 1 September 1973. For the Dutch general election of 1977 Terlouw became the Lijsttrekker (top candidate), with the Democrats 66 winning two seats. For the Dutch general election of 1981, Terlouw again as Lijsttrekker won nine seats and the following cabinet formation resulted in a coalition agreement with the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and Labour Party (PvdA) was made which formed the Cabinet Van Agt II, with Terlouw becoming became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs serving from 11 September 1981 until 4 November 1982.

Background

Early life and education

Terlouw was born in Kamperveen, Overijssel and grew up in the Veluwe. He was the eldest son a family of five, having two younger brothers and two sisters.

After high school, Terlouw studied at Utrecht University, where he obtained an MSc degree in mathematics and physics, and a PhD degree in nuclear physics.

Career

After graduating from Utrecht University, he worked as a physics researcher in the Netherlands, the United States, and Sweden.

After working for thirteen years, he became a politician, joining the Dutch House of Representatives (the lower house of the Dutch legislature) as a member of the Democraten 66 political party in 1970

Personal life

Terlouw was married to Alexandra van Hulst until her death on 23 augustus 2017. Terlouw is a father of four and grandfather of twelve.

Publications

Terlouw wrote 24 children's books, most notably Winter in Wartime (Oorlogswinter, 1972) and How to Become King (Koning van Katoren, 1971), both of which won the Gouden Griffel and have been made into motion pictures directed by Martin Koolhoven.[1][2]

Awards

  • 1972 Gouden Griffel for the novel How to Become King
  • 1973 Gouden Griffel for the novel Winter in Wartime
  • 1990 Prize of the Netherlands Children's Jury for the novel The Figure-skater
  • 2000 Prize of the Dutch Joung Jury for Eigen rechter (1988)[3]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Jan Terlouw: Biography". Dutch Foundatioon for Literature. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Jan Terlouw". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Eigen rechter (in Dutch). Lemniscaat. 1998. ISBN 978-9056371548.
Official
Party political offices
Preceded by
Hans van Mierlo		 Leader of the Democrats 66
1973–1982		 Succeeded by
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Parliamentary leader of the Democrats 66
in the House of Representatives
1973–1981
Political offices
Preceded by
Gijs van Aardenne		 Minister of Economic Affairs
1981–1982		 Succeeded by
Gijs van Aardenne
Preceded by
Hans Wiegel		 Deputy Prime Minister
1981–1982
Served alongside: Joop den Uyl (1982)		 Succeeded by
Gijs van Aardenne
Preceded by
Ad Oele		 Queen's Commissioner of Gelderland
1991–1996		 Succeeded by
Jan Kamminga
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