Govert Huijser
Govert Huijser (6 February 1931 – 5 January 2014) was a Dutch general and Chief of the Defence Staff between 1983 and 1988.
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Huijser was born in Surabaya, in the then Dutch East Indies. During World War II he was imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp. In 1949 he enrolled in the Royal Military Academy of the Netherlands.[1] He graduated as a second lieutenant.[2]
As major general he served as commanding officer of the First Division 7 December.[1]
In 1983 he was promoted to Chief of the Defence Staff (Dutch:Chef Defensiestaf). During this time he was the only four-star general of the Netherlands. In 1986 he was made aide-de-camp to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. In 1988 he reached the mandatory age of retirement, he was succeeded as Chief of the Defence Staff by Peter Graaff.[1]
He died on 5 January 2014 in Roosendaal.[1]
References
- "Oud-CDS Huijser (82) overleden" (in Dutch). Defensie. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- "Oud-generaal Huijser overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.