Edzo Toxopeus
Edzo Hendrik Toxopeus ( born February 19, 1918 in Amersfoort, Utrecht Province; † August 23, 2009 in Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland province ) was a Dutch lawyer and politician of Partij van de Vrijheid ( PVDC ) and the Volkspartij voor de Vrijheid Democracy (VVD ) who was also a member of the Second Chamber of the States General, Minister of Interior and Minister of State.
Life
Studies, career and deputy
After visiting the Municipal Gymnasium of Breda Toxopeus began in 1936 a degree in Dutch law at Utrecht University, which he completed in May 1942. After he was first employee in a law office in Breda, and then between 1944-1945 head of the legal department of the military authorities of Breda before it for some time in 1945 was head of the legal department of the military authorities of Utrecht. After he was a lawyer in a law firm in Breda 1945-1947, he settled as a lawyer in Breda worked and practiced this activity until May 1959.
In addition Toxopeus, who was from 1948 to 1952 Board Member of the VVD Bread began in September 1949 his political career in local politics when he was elected as the candidate of Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Démocratie a member of the Netherlands and this belonged to May 1959.
In November 1956, he was also the first time elected a member of the Second Chamber of the States General and belonged to this until May 1959. At the same time was both a member of the boards of the VVD in the province of North Brabant and the Main Board of the party.
Minister, representative of the Queen and a member of the State Council
On May 19, 1959 Toxopeus of Prime Minister Jan de Quay was appointed Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet De Quay and held that office in the subsequent government of Prime Minister Victor Marijnen until 14 April 1965. He was also dated 18 August 1959 to May 1, 1963 at the Cabinet as Minister de Quay entrusted with matters of Netherlands New Guinea.
Between May and July 1963, Toxopeus, who was also the leading candidate of his party, again a member of the Second Chamber and chairman of the Group of VVD. In addition, he was from May 1963 to October 1969 and political leader of his party.
In September 1965, he was elected again as a member of the Second Chamber and belonged to this until November 1969. In addition, he was between March 1966 and October 1969 again chairman of the VVD Group.
After that he was from February 1, 1970 to November 1, 1980 Commissioner of the Queen ( van de Koningin Commissaris ) in the province of Gelderland.
On 20 June 1980 he was appointed by the incumbent only been almost two months Queen Beatrix as a member of the State Council ( Raad van State ), and was this constitutional advisory body to the Dutch government after taking up his post on 1 November 1980 to 1 March 1988 on.
For his long-standing political merits took place on October 23, 1980 his appointment as Grand Officer of the Order of Orange -Nassau. During this time the honorary title of Minister of State he was also awarded on January 22, 1985.