Berend Jan Udink

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Berend Jan Udink (born February 12, 1926 in Deventer , Overijssel province ; † May 24, 2016 in Goedereede ) was a Dutch manager and politician of the Christelijk-Historische Unie (CHU) and the Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA), which among others Minister and member of the Second Chamber of the States General .

Life

Studies and professional activities

After attending the Hogere Burgerschool in Utrecht , Udink began studying economics at the Rotterdam School of Economics in 1945 , which he completed in June 1952. During this time, between 1946 and 1947, he did a guest study at the École des hautes études commerciales , the business school of the University of Lausanne .

After completing his studies, he began his professional career in 1953 at the Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce and Industry , where he was first deputy secretary and then from 1958 to July 1962 secretary. Between June 1959 and 1964 he was also an associate lecturer for port management at the Rotterdam School of Economics. In July 1962 he moved to the Central Chamber for Economic Development in The Hague as director and stayed there until April 1967. At the same time, from September 1965 to April 1967 he was a member of the Rijnmondraad , a body for the coordination of planning work in the region of the Rhine estuary , and in this chairman of the faction of the Protestant - Christian parties.

Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of OGEM NV

The De Jong cabinet at the swearing-in on April 5, 1967 in front of Huis ten Bosch : Minister Udink (4th from right) with Prime Minister Piet de Jong (7th from left) and the other cabinet
Biesheuvel cabinet on July 6, 1971: Housing Minister Udink (1st row, 1st from left) with Queen Juliana as well as Prime Minister Barend Biesheuvel (5th from left) and the other ministers

On April 5, 1967, Udink was appointed by Prime Minister Piet de Jong as Minister without Portfolio in his cabinet . In this he was responsible for matters of development cooperation until the end of de Jong's tenure on July 6, 1971 .

In the parliamentary elections in April 1971, Udink was elected as the CHU's top candidate for a member of the Second Chamber of the States General and was a member of this until July 6, 1971.

During this time he was chairman of the CHU parliamentary group and, as such, also the political leader of the CHU.

On July 6, 1971, he resigned his mandate after Prime Minister Barend Biesheuvel appointed him Minister for Housing and Regional Planning in his cabinet , which he held until the end of Biesheuvel's term of office on May 11, 1973.

In addition, after the resignation of Willem Drees, he was also responsible for transport and water management from July 21, 1972 to May 11, 1973.

After leaving the government, he was appointed commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau on June 8, 1973 because of his political merits .

In September 1973 Udink switched to the private sector and became a member of the board and deputy chairman of the board of the energy, construction and trading group Overzeese Gas- en Elektriciteitsmaatschappij NV (OGEM NV ), which mainly operates in the Netherlands Antilles and Suriname , and was last chairman of the board from January 1978 to March 1980 was.

Publications

  • Text en Uitleg. Over sturen en gestuurd sein, ervaringen in politiek en bedrijf , Memoiren, 1986

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personal data
SURNAME Udink, Berend Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch politician (CHU and CDA) and business manager
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Deventer , Overijssel Province , The Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH May 24, 2016
Place of death Goedereede , Netherlands