Gerard Veringa
Gerhard Heinrich "Gerard" Veringa (born April 13, 1924 in Groningen ; † December 29, 1999 in Rijswijk , province of South Holland ) was a Dutch university professor and politician of the Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP) and later the Christian Democratisch Appèl (CDA), the Among other things, he was Minister of Education and Science and was a member of the Council of State ( Raad van State ) for over twenty years .
Life
Studies and professional career
After attending the Hogere Burgerschool in Groningen, Veringa first studied law for a year at the University of Groningen between 1945 and 1946 , before changing subjects in 1946 and studying political and social sciences at Fordham University in New York City until 1947 . After completing this course in 1947 with a Master of Arts (MA), he stayed at Fordham University and completed his doctorate in Philosophiae Doctor ( Ph.D. ) in empirical social research with a dissertation entitled The Sociological School in August 1949 of Criminology .
After Veringa briefly lectured at Manhattan College in New York City in 1949, he returned to the Netherlands and between December 1949 and February 1952 was initially a research assistant to PJ Bouman at the University of Groningen, before becoming a civil servant until January 1952 the Department of Prisons in the Ministry of Justice. He then became acting director of the special prison for young men in Zutphen and was then head of the Central Training Institute for Prisons in The Hague between October 1955 and March 1962 . At the same time he was from November 1959 and January 1964 advisor for scientific work in the Ministry of Justice and from October 1961 to January 1964 acting head of the Directorate for Prisons in the Ministry of Justice.
Subsequently, in 1964, he was first lecturer for penal law at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen , where he then taught penal law as an associate professor from September 1965 to April 1967. At the same time between January 1964 and April 1967 he was an advisor in the permanent service of the Ministry of Justice and from July 1966 to April 1967 director of criminal law reforms there. In this role he coordinated the activities of the Directorate for Prisons and the Main Departments of Social Rehabilitation and Care in Cases of Psychopathy .
MP and Minister
Veringa, the chairman of the CIP in Dordrecht was, his political career began in local politics and was between September 1958 and April 1967 Member of the Municipal Council of Rijswijk . At the same time he was a member of the party executive committee of the KVP between 1965 and April 1967.
On April 5, 1967, Veringa was appointed by Prime Minister Piet de Jong as Minister of Education and Science in his cabinet and was a member of this until the end of de Jong's term on July 6, 1971. During this time he received the Gold Medal of Honor from the City of Maastricht for his commitment to strengthening the Medical Faculty of Maastricht University .
In the parliamentary elections on April 28, 1971, he was elected as the top candidate of the KVP for a member of the Second Chamber of the States General and was a member of this until his resignation for health reasons on January 1, 1972. During this time he was chairman of the CIP parliamentary group in the Second Chamber and, as such, also the political leader of his party.
On April 17, 1971, Veringa was made Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion .
On February 1, 1972, he was appointed a member of the Council of State ( Raad van State ) Veringa by royal decision of Queen Juliana , and was a member of this constitutional body to advise the government for 22 years until May 1, 1994. In this position he worked in 1977 as an informant for the - ultimately unsuccessful - formation of a second government by Joop den Uyl .
In addition, since August 1972 he has been chairman of the Center for Citizenship Education, a scientific institute of the KVP.
Due to his many years of political service, he was also appointed commander on April 28, 1978, and later on December 22, 1993, Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau .
Web links
- Biography in Parlement & Politiek
- Netherlands Ministries (rulers.org)
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| SURNAME | Veringa, Gerard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Veringa, Gerhard Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch politician (KVP and CDA) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1999 |
| Place of death | Rijswijk , Province of South Holland |