Johan Witteveen
| His Excellency Johan Witteveen | |
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 Witteveen in 1970 | |
| 5th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund | |
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In office 1 September 1973 – 18 June 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Paul Schweitzer |
| Succeeded by | Jacques de Larosière |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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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 | |
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In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Piet de Jong |
| Preceded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Succeeded by | Roelof Nelissen |
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In office 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Victor Marijnen |
| Preceded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Succeeded by | Anne Vondeling |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
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In office 7 January 1970 – 14 January 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Piet de Jong |
| Preceded by | Leo de Block |
| Succeeded by | Roelof Nelissen |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 21 September 1965 – 5 April 1967 | |
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In office 5 June 1963 – 24 July 1963 | |
| Senator of the Netherlands | |
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In office 8 June 1971 – 1 September 1973 | |
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In office 23 December 1958 – 5 June 1963 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Hendrikus Johannes Witteveen 12 June 1921 Zeist, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Spouse(s) |
Liesbeth de Vries Feijens (m. 1949; her death 2006) |
| Children |
Willem Witteveen (1952–2014) Paul Witteveen (1955–2012) Raoul Johannes Witteveen (born 1955) Daughter (born 1960) |
| Residence | Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Alma mater |
Erasmus University Rotterdam (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation |
Politician Economist Financial analyst Corporate director Nonprofit director Teacher Professor Author |
Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen (born 12 June 1921) is a retired Dutch politician and economist who served as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1973 to 1978.
A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Witteveen worked for the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CBP) as a financial analyst from 1945 until 1948. He elected Senator in 1958 and served until 1963; he later served again from 1971 to 1973. He was a member of the House of Representatives in 1963 and from 1965 to 1967. He was appointed Minister of Finance twice from 1963 to 1965 and from 1967 to 1971, also serving as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 to 1971 under Prime Minister Piet de Jong. He later served as Managing Director of the IMF (1973–1978). He also wrote books on Universal Sufism and economics.
Early life and education
Witteveen was born on 12 June 1921 in Zeist in the province of Utrecht. He is the son of architect Willem Gerrit Witteveen and Anna Maria Wibaut and the grandson of Social Democratic politician Floor Wibaut.[1] He went to the public secondary school Gymnasium Erasmianum in Rotterdam. He studied economics at the Netherlands School of Economics from 1939 to 1946. He received his PhD in 1947 with the dissertation Loonhoogte en werkgelegenheid (Height of wages and employment). His advisor was Nobel Prize laureate Jan Tinbergen.[1]
Career
Witteveen worked as an economist at the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis under Jan Tinbergen and Fred Polak from 1947 until 1963. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He served as a Senator from 23 December 1958 until 5 June 1963 and as member of the House of Representatives from 5 June 1963 until 24 July 1963.
He then became Minister of Finance in the Marijnen cabinet serving from 24 July 1963 until 14 April 1965. He then served as a Member of the House of Representatives again from 21 September 1965 until 5 April 1967, when he returned as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister serving from 5 April 1967 until 6 July 1971 in the De Jong cabinet. He again returned to the Senate, serving from 8 June 1971 until 1 September 1973.
Afterwards he became the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, serving from 1 September 1973 until 18 June 1978. From 1978 to 1985 he was the first chairman of the Washington-based economics body, the Group of Thirty.[2] He has been member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1980.[3]
Personal life
Witteveen was married to Liesbeth de Vries Feijens. They had four children. His son Willem Witteveen was also a politician, until he died on 17 July 2014 when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine.[4]
Decorations
Johan Witterveen was awarded several decorations:
- Order of Orange-Nassau
- Commander (17 July 1971)
- Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Commander (25 April 1979)
References
- 1 2 (in Dutch) Dr. H.J. (Johan) Witteveen, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 19 July 2014.
- ↑ (in Dutch) Hendrikus becomes the fifth Managing Director Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine., Xtimeline.com, 25 July 2012)
- ↑ "Johannes Witteveen" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Professor Witteveen, his wife and student daughter, killed in plane crash Archived 19 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine., Tilburg University, 2014. Retrieved on 18 July 2014.
External links
- (in Dutch) Official website
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jelle Zijlstra |
Minister of Finance 1963–1965 |
Succeeded by Anne Vondeling |
| Minister of Finance 1967–1971 |
Succeeded by Roelof Nelissen | |
| Preceded by Jan de Quay Barend Biesheuvel |
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1967–1971 With: Joop Bakker |
Succeeded by Roelof Nelissen Molly Geertsema |
| Business positions | ||
| Preceded by Pierre-Paul Schweitzer |
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund 1973–1978 |
Succeeded by Jacques de Larosière |
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