Jan de Koning (politician, 1926)
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Jan de Koning (born August 31, 1926 in Zwartsluis , province of Overijssel ; † October 8, 1994 in Leiden , province of Zuid-Holland ) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (ARP) and then the Christian Democratisch Appèl (CDA) who was a member of the First Chamber and the Second Chamber of the States General and from 1977 to 1981 in the Van Agt I cabinet was Minister for Development Cooperation. He then served in the Van Agt II and Van Agt III Cabinets from 1981 to 1982 as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. In the Cabinet Lubbers I and in the Cabinet Lubbers II he served from 1982 to 1989 the post of Minister of Social Affairs and Labor. In addition, from 1982 to 1989 he was Minister for Affairs of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba . As minister he tried to compromise and find what was achievable. He was often a mediator in the Council of Ministers. He carried out the strict austerity policy in the area of social security with entrepreneurial sobriety.
Life
Professional career, MP and minister
Jan de Koning, whose father Dirk de Koning was mayor of Zwartsluis between 1945 and 1962 , served after World War II during the Indonesian War of Independence in the armed forces stationed in the Dutch East Indies , in which he was most recently corporal and platoon leader . On his return he began studying social geography at the University of Utrecht in 1948 and completed his doctorate in 1958 . He then worked as a research assistant and research assistant at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , before he became secretary of the Christian farmers and gardeners association CBTB (Christelijke Boeren- en Tuindersbond) in 1964 .
De Koning represented the Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (ARP) between September 16, 1969 and May 10, 1971 as a member of the First Chamber of the States General (Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal) . He was then from May 11, 1971 to December 19, 1977 member of the Second Chamber of the States General (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal) . As the successor to Antoon Veerman , he was chairman of the ARP from 1973 until his replacement by Hans de Boer in 1975. He then became Minister for Development Cooperation (Minister voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) in the Van Agt I cabinet on December 19, 1977, and held this office until September 11, 1981. During this time, between March 5 and 8, 1978, he was also temporarily acting the office of Defense Minister (Minister van Defensie) . After the election until the subsequent formation of a government, he was for the first time member of the Second Chamber of the States General (Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal) for the Christian Democratisch Appèl (CDA) between June 10 and September 9, 1981 .
In the next Cabinet Van Agt II Jan de Koning took over on September 11, 1981, the office of Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (Minister van Agriculture and Fisheries) , which he and 4 November 1982, in on May 29 Cabinet Van Agt III held . At the same time, from May 29, 1982 to December 31, 1985, de Konig was also the competent minister for affairs of the Netherlands Antilles (Miinister voor Coördinatie van aangelegenheden de Nederlandse Antilles) . After the parliamentary election he was again a member of the Second Chamber of the States General between September 16 and November 4, 1982. In the Cabinet Lubbers I , he served of 4 November 1982 to 14 July 1986 as Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid) and was also on 1 January 1986 the competent ministers Affairs of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba (Coördinatie van aangelegenheden de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba) .
Informator and Council of State
As an informator , Jan de Koning was instrumental in the formation of the Lubbers II cabinet from May 23 to July 11, 1986 , in which he continued to serve as Minister between July 14, 1986 and February 3, 1987 for social affairs and work. Between June 3 and July 14, 1986 he was again a member of the Second Chamber. After Kees van Dijk was unable to perform his office due to a heart operation for health reasons, de Koning held the post of Minister of the Interior (minister van Binnenlandse Zaken) from February 3 to May 6, 1987 in the Lubbers II cabinet , while State Secretary Louw de Graaf temporarily held office acted as minister for social affairs and labor. Afterwards, de Koning was again Minister for Social Affairs and Labor between May 6, 1987 and November 7, 1989. In addition, from July 14, 1986 to November 7, 1989, he continued to act as Minister for Affairs of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
As a pre-informateur , between September 8 and 12, 1989, he also participated in the formation of the Lubbers III cabinet , in which, however, he no longer took over a ministerial office. Instead he was from January 1, 1990 until his death on October 8, 1994 State Councilor in extraordinary service of the State Council ( Raad van State ) . For his services he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau . As minister he tried to compromise and find what was achievable. He was often a mediator in the Council of Ministers. He carried out the strict austerity policy in the area of social security with entrepreneurial sobriety.
His mediating political style is also reflected in the following quotes:
- "As het niet kan zoals het moet, then moet het maar zoals het kan."
- 'If it's not possible the way it should be, then it should be the way it's possible.'
- "Om ruzie te maken zijn er twee nodig en daar hoor ik niet bij."
- 'You need two to argue and I'm not one of them.'
Web links
- Entry in Parlement & Politiek
- Netherlands: Ministries
Individual evidence
- ↑ Van Agt I cabinet
- ↑ Van Agt II cabinet
- ↑ Van Agt III cabinet
- ^ Cabinet Lubbers I
- ^ Cabinet Lubbers III
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koning, Jan de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch politician (ARP, CDA), minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwartsluis , Overijssel province |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 1994 |
| Place of death | Leiden , Province of Zuid-Holland |