Koos Verdam

Pieter Jacobus "Koos" Verdam (15 January 1915 – 11 March 1998) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).


Koos Verdam
Kook Verdam in (1977)
Extraordinary Member
of the Council of State
In office
1 March 1980  1 February 1985
Vice PresidentMarinus Ruppert (1980)
Willem Scholten (1980–1985)
Queen's Commissioner of Utrecht
In office
16 March 1970  1 February 1980
MonarchJuliana
Preceded byConstant van Lynden
van Sandenburg
Succeeded byPieter van Dijke
Member of the Senate
In office
23 May 1967  16 March 1970
Parliamentary groupAnti-Revolutionary Party
Minister of the Interior
In office
5 September 1966  5 April 1967
Prime MinisterJo Cals (1966)
Jelle Zijlstra (1966–1967)
Preceded byIvo Samkalden (Ad interim)
Succeeded byHenk Beernink
Personal details
Born
Pieter Jacobus Verdam

(1915-01-15)15 January 1915
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died11 March 1998(1998-03-11) (aged 83)
Bilthoven, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(until 1980)
Spouse(s)
Jantina Boomsma
(m. 1943; his death 1998)
ChildrenLouwrens Verdam (1947–2006)
Tjeerd Jan Verdam (1948–2013)
5 other children
Alma materVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · Jurist · Researcher · Academic administrator · Professor

The reformed Verdam was a professor for Roman law and international civil law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and from 1959 to 1960 its Rector Magnificus. From 1966 to 1967 he was the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Cabinet Zijlstra. In 1970 he became the Queen's Commissioner in Utrecht.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 3 June 1963
Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 1 February 1980 Elevated from Commander (27 April 1967)

References

    Official
    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Ivo Samkalden
    Ad interim
    Minister of the Interior
    1966–1967
    Succeeded by
    Henk Beernink
    Preceded by
    Constant van Lynden
    van Sandenburg
    Queen's Commissioner of Utrecht
    1970–1980
    Succeeded by
    Pieter van Dijke
    Academic offices
    Preceded by
    Gerrit Cornelis Berkouwer
    Rector Magnificus of the
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    1959–1960
    Succeeded by
    Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst
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