Hendrik Elle "Henk" Koning (7 June 1933 – 31 December 2016) was a Dutch politician of the

People's Party for Freedom and Democracy The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a conservative-liberal Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingstoke (Palgrave) p.49 political party in ...

(VVD) and economist. Koning attended the Praedinius Gymnasium in Groningen from April 1946 until May 1952 and applied at the National Tax Academy in

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in June 1952 and simultaneously applied at the Leiden University in July 1952 majoring in

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and obtaining a

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degree in June 1954 before graduating with a

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degree in July 1958. Koning worked as a civil servant for

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of the

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from August 1958 until February 1967. Koning served on the Provincial-Council of South Holland from 2 June 1966 until 4 January 1968. Koning was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1967, taking office on 23 February 1967 serving as a

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and

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for

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and

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. Koning also served on the

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of Rotterdam from March 1971 until May 1974, from April 1976 until December 1977 and from March 1980 until November 1982. After the election of 1977 Koning was appointed as State Secretary for the Interior in the Cabinet Van Agt-Wiegel, taking office on 28 December 1977. After the election of 1981 Koning returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 25 August 1981 serving as a frontbencher and the ''

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'' Whip. The Cabinet Van Agt-Wiegel was replaced by the Cabinet Van Agt II after the cabinet formation of 1981 on 11 September 1981. After the election of 1982 Koning was appointed as State Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet Lubbers I, taking office on 5 November 1982. After the election of 1986 Koning again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 3 June 1986. Following the cabinet formation of 1986 Koning continued as State Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet Lubbers II, taking office on 14 July 1986. The Cabinet Lubbers II fell on 3 May 1989 following a disagreement in the coalition about the increase of

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s and

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s and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. After the election of 1989 Koning once again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 14 September 1989 serving as a frontbencher chairing the parliamentary committee for Finances and spokesperson for

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and deputy spokesperson for

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. The Cabinet Lubbers III was replaced by the Cabinet Lubbers III after the cabinet formation of 1989 on 7 November 1989. In October 1991 Koning was nominated as President of the Court of Audit, he resigned as Member of the House of Representatives the same day he was installed as president, serving from 1 November 1991 until 1 April 1999. Koning retired after spending 32 years in national politics and became active in the

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and

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and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (

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, DSM company,

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, Den Haan Rotterdam B.V., Prince Bernhard Culture Foundation,

Maritime Museum Rotterdam The Maritime Museum Rotterdam is a maritime museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Dedicated to naval history, it was founded in 1874 by Prince Henry of the Netherlands. Next to the Maritime Museum lies the open-air Maritime Museum Harbour, whic ...

and the Energy Research Centre) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government ( Public Pension Funds PFZW, Cadastre Agency and Statistics Netherlands).

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