Jacobus Eije "Koos" Andriessen (25 July 1928 – 22 January 2019) was a Dutch politician of the defunct
Christian Historical Union
The Christian Historical Union ( nl, Christelijk-Historische Unie, CHU) was a Protestant Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The CHU is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), into which it merged i ...
(CHU) party and later the
Christian Democratic Appeal
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(CDA) party and businessman.
Andriessen worked as a researcher at the
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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from March 1951 until September 1955. Andriessen worked as civil servant for the
Ministry of Economic Affairs from September 1955 until November 1959 as Director-General of the department for Political Policy from September 1955 until May 1956 and Director-General of the department for General Economic Policy from May 1956 until September 1959. Andriessen worked as professor of
Political economy
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at the
University of Amsterdam
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from 15 September 1959 until 24 July 1963. Andriessen also worked as a financial adviser for the
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from 15 September 1959 until 24 July 1963. After the
election of 1963 Andriessen was appointed as
Minister of Economic Affairs in the
Cabinet Marijnen, taking office on 24 July 1963. The Cabinet Marijnen fell on 27 February 1965 and continued to serve in a
demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the
Cabinet Cals on 14 April 1965.
Andriessen retired from active politics and became active in the
private sector
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Employment
The ...
and
public sector
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. He worked as a corporate director for the packaging and labeling company Van Leer from 1 October 1965 until 15 September 1987 and as CFO from 15 April 1970 until 1 January 1980 and as CEO and Chairman of the board of directors, taking office on from 1 January 1980. In September 1987 Andriessen was nominated as a Chairman of the
Christian Employers' association (NCW). He resigned as CEO and Chairman of the board of directors of ''Van Leer'' on 15 September 1987 and was installed as Chairman of the Christian Employers' association on 1 January 1988. After the
election of 1989 Andriessen was again appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs in the
Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989. Andriessen served as acting
Minister of Transport and Water Management from 16 July 1994 until 22 August 1994 following the resignation
Hanja Maij-Weggen. In November 1993 Andriessen announced his retirement from national politics and that he would not stand for the
election of 1994. The Cabinet Lubbers III was replaced by the
Cabinet Kok I on 22 August 1994.
After his retirement Andriessen returned to the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director (
ING Group
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,
Hunter Douglas
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The head office is in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and a management office in Lucerne, Swit ...
,
Ballast Nedam,
Elsevier
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,
Diergaarde Blijdorp
( ''Blijdorp Zoo''), officially Rotterdam Zoo, is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands, and has been operated by the ("Royal Rotterdam Zoo Foundation"). Divided into several zoogeog ...
,
Mittal Steel Company
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History
Mittal Steel Company was formed as Ispat International in 19 ...
,
Society for Statistics and Operations Research and the
Internet Society
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) and serves on several state commissions on behalf of the government.
Biography
Early life
Andriessen joined the
Social Economic Council
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in 1959, giving up that position when he was appointed
Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs in 1963.
Politics
Andriessen held this position until 1965, when he joined the board of the
Van Leer Group of Companies. He rose to become the chairman of Van Leer, before leaving in 1987 to become chairman of the Dutch Christian Employers Association. Then in 1989 he returned to the role of Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, a position he held until 1994. Andriessen has played an important role on the Supervisory Boards of such companies as
Ballast Nedam,
Elsevier
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,
Randstad
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,
ING Group
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,
Hunter Douglas
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The head office is in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and a management office in Lucerne, Swit ...
and
Novograaf.
Publications
* ''Theorie van de Economische Politiek'' (Stenfert Kroese, Leiden 1962), a sound textbook on economic policy featuring contributions from Dutch and Belgian experts: among others J.E. Andriessen (ed.),
Marcel van Meerhaeghe
Marcel Alfons Gilbert van Meerhaeghe (Wetteren, 12 April 1921 – Ghent, 22 March 2014) was a Belgian economist, professor, publicist and columnist.
Marcel van Meerhaeghe was Professor of International Economic Relations at the State University ...
(ed.),
Pieter Hennipman and H.W. Lambers.
Decorations
References
External links
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1928 births
2019 deaths
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