Chris van Veen
Christiaan " Chris " van Veen ( born December 19, 1922 in Barneveld, Gelderland, † November 9, 2009 in Wassenaar, South Holland province ) was a Dutch politician of the Historic Christelijk - Unie ( CHU ) and the Christian - Democratisch Appèl (CDA ), the Secretary of State, among others, was briefly a member of the Second Chamber of the States General and Minister. Large notoriety he achieved as Chairman of the Employers' Association Verbond van Nederlandse Ondernemingen ( VNO), for with employees and unions, he negotiated the basic Wassenaar Agreement establishing the working relationships in the Netherlands on 6 November 1982.
Life
Study and career
After attending primary school in Oude Tonge van Veen was 1935-1939 for public extended basic school ( MULO - School) in Middelharnis and was then first apprentice contender in the Secretariat of the Municipality Den Bommel before it from 1940 to 1944 as an official in the local government the Bommel was busy. He then worked at the military administration in Brussels and was after the Second World War in 1945 the municipality of Rijswijk official in the Secretariat.
In addition, he visited 1949-1952 the Hogere Burger School and began following 1953 Studied law at the Free University of Amsterdam, where he passed his A Kandidatexamen in June 1955. After graduating in 1958 he was made head of the general affairs department of the municipality of Rijswijk, then. Between April 1960 and October 1964 municipal secretary in Hoogeveen and then up in May 1967 municipal secretary in Groningen
State Secretary, Deputy Minister
On May 10, 1967, appointed to the Cabinet van Veen of Prime Minister Piet de Jong State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior. There he was to the end of de Jong's term of office on 6 July 1971, Interior Minister Henk Beernink responsible for agglomeration matters Regiergungspersonal and government organization.
In the parliamentary elections in April 1971, he was elected a member of the Second Chamber of the States General, and was this formally on 11 May to 6 July 1971.
After the formation of the government of Prime Minister Barend Biesheuvel, he was appointed by that on 6 July 1971 for the Minister for Education and Science, and held that office until the end of Biesheuvels term of office on 11 May 1973. Due to the resignation of the charge of science policy and higher education Minister without portfolio, Mauk de Brauw, June 20, 1972, he assumed additional responsibility for these tasks. Due to its budget cut in the education budget and increase of tuition fees, it came at this time to massive protests and calls for his resignation in public ( " Van Veen, heen " ).
After retiring from the government van Veen was appointed for his political services on June 8, 1973 Knight of the Order of Orange -Nassau.
President of the employers' association VNO and the Wassenaar Arrangement
In September 1973 he was first deputy chairman and then between January 1974 and November 1984 Chairman of the Verbond van Nederlandse Ondernemingen (VNO ), the largest employers' organization in the Netherlands.
In his private residence, the famous Wassenaar Agreement was concluded on 6 November 1982 the then more than a decade certain labor relations in the Netherlands. Key points of this agreement between employers and workers were wage moderation and working time. His negotiating partner was on the part of unions Wim Kok, former chairman of the construction trade ( Bouwbond NPT) and later prime minister.
Because of its local services he was also called, among other things on November 6, 1984 Commander of the Order of Orange -Nassau.
Finally, van Veen was on 1 February 1985 by royal decree of Queen Juliana as a member of the State Council ( Raad van State ) appointed for specific tasks. He was one of this constitutional body to advise the Dutch government on until 1 January 1993.