Tjerk Westerterp

Theodorus Engelbertus "Tjerk" Westerterp (born 2 December 1930) is a retired

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politician and diplomat of the defunct

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(KVP) now merged into the

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(CDA) party and businessman. Westerterp attended a Gymnasium in

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from April 1943 until May 1949 and applied at the

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in June 1949 majoring in

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obtaining a

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degree in 1951 before switching to

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and graduating with a

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degree in Journalism in July 1953. Westerterp worked as a journalist and editor for the '' De Maasbode'' from June 1949 until July 1953. Westerterp as a civil servant for the

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(ECSC) in

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from July 1953 until July 1963. Westerterp became a Member of the House of Representatives after

Gerard Veldkamp Gerardus Mattheus Johannes "Gerard" Veldkamp (27 June 1921 – 15 September 1990) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist. Veldkamp applied at ...

was appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Health in the Cabinet Marijnen after the election of 1963, taking office on 31 July 1963 serving as a

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chairing the special parliamentary committee for Academic degrees and

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for European Affairs,

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and deputy spokesperson for

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and

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. Westerterp was selected as a

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and dual served in those positions, taking office on 8 May 1967. He also served as

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from 9 March 1971 until 17 August 1971. After the election of 1971 Westerterp was appointed as

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Cabinet Biesheuvel II with Westerterp continuing as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, taking office on 9 August 1972. After the election of 1972 Westerterp returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 7 December 1972 but he was still serving in the cabinet and because of dualism customs in the constitutional convention of Dutch politics he couldn't serve a

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he subsequently resigned as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs on 7 March 1973. Following the second cabinet formation of 1972 Westerterp was appointed as Minister of Transport and Water Management in the Cabinet Den Uyl, taking office on 11 May 1973. The Cabinet Den Uyl fell on 22 March 1977 after four years of tensions in the coalition and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. After the election of 1977 Westerterp again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 8 June 1977 but because of the dualism customs he resigned as Member of the House of Representatives on 8 September 1977. Following the cabinet formation of 1977 Westerterp was not giving a cabinet post in the new

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, the Cabinet Den Uyl was replaced by the Cabinet Van Agt-Wiegel on 19 December 1977 and he subsequently returned as a Member of the House of Representatives following the appointment of

Til Gardeniers-Berendsen Mathilde Hubertine Maria Francisca "Til" Gardeniers-Berendsen (18 February 1925 – 22 October 2019) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and nonprofit director ...

as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work in the new

, taking office on 22 December 1977 serving as a

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. In January 1978 Westerterp was nominated as

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(CEO) and Chairman of the Board of directors of the

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, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the same day he was installed as CEO and Chairman on 15 February 1978. Westerterp also 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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and the Institute of International Relations Clingendael) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government ( Public Pension Funds APB, Cadastre Agency and the Advisory Council for Foreign Affairs) and as an advocate and lobbyist for

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improvements and

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and as a political consultant for the

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(LN) party. Westerterp is known for his abilities as a

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