Ivo Samkalden
Ivo Samkalden ( born August 10, 1912 in Rotterdam, † 11 May 1995 Amsterdam ) was a Dutch lawyer and politician of Partij van de Arbeid ( PvdA), who are both members of the Second Chamber and the First Chamber of the States General and Minister Mayor of Amsterdam and state ministers.
Life
Study and professional activity in the colonial administration
After visiting the Hogereburgerschool Samkalden graduated from 1929-1936, a study of Indology and economics at the University of Leiden. A subsequent post-graduate studies in law at Leiden University, he joined in March 1938 with the degree of Dr. jur. with a thesis on Het college van gedelegeerden uit de Volksraad from.
After completion of studies, he joined in 1938 in the colonial administration and took place in the following years, uses in the Dutch East Indies, where he. 1938-1942 economic advisor to the residents in Surabaya There was first Vice- Controller of the Ministry of Internal Affairs until July 1939, then until April 1940 vice inspector of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sidoarjo, and most recently from March 1940 to April 1942 Assistant for Agriculture Affairs and the legal status of private property.
After the occupation of the Dutch East Indies by the Imperial Japanese Army, he was arrested in April 1942 and was to September 1945 in a Japanese internment camp and then from October to November 1945 in a prison camp of Sukarno declared independent Republic of Indonesia.
After his return to the Netherlands he was from January to September 1946 Employees in the Legal Department of the Ministry of Overseas Territories. Then he returned to the Dutch East Indies, where he worked as a secretary and legal advisor to the Commissioner-General of the colony until June 1947.
High school teachers, ministers and deputy
In June 1947 he returned to the Netherlands, where he 1948 Research Assistant Professor Roelof Kranenburg at the Department of State law until January at the University of Leiden. After that, he was Head of the Department of Legislation and Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supply, before he was in 1956 professor of agricultural law at the Agricultural University of Wageningen between May of 1952 and October. During this time, he was from 1953 to 1956 also a member of the Social -Economic Council.
Samkalden, which was in 1946 a member of the PvdA, was established in July 1954 Member of the Parliament ( Provinciale Staten ) of the province of Gelderland and this was to October 1956. In addition, he was from January to October 1956 Board of Trustees of Wiardi Beckman Foundation.
On October 13, 1956, he was appointed by Prime Minister Willem Drees Minister of Justice in his third cabinet and this was on until 22 December 1958.
In March 1959 he was elected a member of the Second Chamber of the States General, and was one of these until September 1959, where he was also a board member of the PvdA Group at this time. He then resigned and was initially until July 1960 Associate Professor, before he was in 1965 Professor of the Law of International Organisations at Leiden University between July 1960 and April.
In addition, he was in September 1960 Member of the First Chamber of the States General and represented in this until April 1965, the interests of the PvdA. At the same time he was during his membership in the First Chamber, there also vice chairman of the PvdA Group, and at the same time between March 1961 and March 1965 a member of the party executive of the PvdA.
On April 14, 1965 by Prime Minister Jo Cals Samkalden was again appointed as Minister of Justice in his cabinet, where he served until November 22, 1966. On his initiative, in 1966 the former SS Sturmbannführer Willy Lages, who for the deportation of Jews from the Netherlands was responsible in the German concentration camps, released early because of a serious illness " for humanitarian reasons " from prison and deported to Germany. This decision led to great unrest in the Netherlands. On November 9, 1965, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel awarded him an honorary Doctor of Law.
In addition, he was from August 31 to September 5, 1966 after the resignation of Jan Smallenbroek also Acting Minister of the Interior.
Mayor of Amsterdam and Minister of State
In August 1967 Samkalden as successor by Gijs van Hall Mayor of Amsterdam. This post he held for almost ten years until its replacement by Wim Polak in June 1977.
On April 24, 1975 him another honorary Doctor of Law was awarded by the City University of New York.
Samkalden, who was at the University of Leiden from 1978 to 1979 again associate professor, where he gave lectures on the international instruments of protection of freedom, was honored for his many years of political merits on 22 January 1985 the honorary title of Minister of State.
Honors and Awards
For his achievements as a university teacher and politician Ivo Samkalden was also awarded several domestic and foreign orders.
In 1958 he was awarded both a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and the Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire. In 1966, the award of Commander of the Order dignity of Orange-Nassau, both before he received the dignity Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and the Cross of Honour of the House Order of Orange in 1977.
Finally, it drew the city of Amsterdam from the Golden Medal of Honour.
Publications
- Het college van gedelegeerden uit de Volksraad, PhD thesis University of Leiden, 1938
- Behartiging van Collectieve sue in de agrarian wetgeving, 1952
- Algemene begin selenium van behoorlijk bestuur, co-author GJ Wiarda, 1952
- Structuur s bestuurskracht van international organisaties, 1960
- Twee zienswijzen op het Europese ambt, co-author GJ Beams Stone, 1962
- Europese integratie, 1962
- De groei the international organisaties, 1964
- Vrijheid van vestiging en de dienstverlening in EEG, 1964
- Sociaal - economische wetgeving in nationaal s Europees Association, 1966
- Politie en openbare orde, 1967