Berend Jan Udink
Berend Jan Udink ( born February 12, 1926 in Deventer, Overijssel ) is a former Dutch politician and manager of the Historic Christelijk - Unie ( CHU ) and the Christian - Democratisch Appèl (CDA ), which, among other Minister and a member of the Second Chamber of the States-General was.
Life
Studies and professional activities
After visiting the Hogere Burger School in Utrecht Udink began in 1945 to study economics at the Higher School of Economics Rotterdam, which he completed in June 1952. During this time he completed 1946-1947 a guest student at the École des hautes études commerciales, the business school of the University of Lausanne.
After graduating, he began his professional career in 1953 at the Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in which he was first deputy secretary and then secretary from 1958 to July 1962. In addition, he was between June 1959 and 1964 is also an associate editor for the port industry at the Higher School of Economics Rotterdam. In July 1962, he joined as director of the Central Chamber of Economic Development at The Hague, and remained there until April 1967. At the same time he was from September 1965 to April 1967 Member of the Rijnmondraad, a committee for the coordination of planning work in the region of the mouth of the Rhine, and in this Chairman of the Group of Protestant Christian parties.
Minister and Chairman of OGEM N.V.
On April 5, 1967 Udink was appointed by Prime Minister Piet de Jong as a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet. In this he was responsible for matters of development cooperation until the end of de Jong's term of office on 6 July 1971.
In the parliamentary elections in April 1971 Udink was selected as the top candidate of the CHU as a member of the Second Chamber of the States General and belonged to this until 6 July 1971.
During this period he was also Chairman of the CHU Group and, as such, political leader of the CHU.
On July 6, 1971, he resigned from his position after he was appointed by Prime Minister Barend Biesheuvel Minister for Housing and Planning in the cabinet, and this remained until the end of Biesheuvels term of office on 11 May 1973.
He was also following the resignation of Willem Drees addition of 21 July 1972 to 11 May 1973 Transport and Water.
After leaving the government, he was appointed Commander of the Order of Orange -Nassau for his political achievements on 8 June 1973.
In September 1973, Udink moved into the private sector and has been a board member and executive vice president of the predominantly active in the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam energy, construction and retail group Overzeese gas -en Elektriciteitsmaatschappij NV ( OGEM NV ), whose chairman he was last January 1978 to March 1980.
Publications
- Tekst en Uitleg. Been gestuurd Over stubborn en, en ervaringen in politiek bedrijf, memoirs, 1986