Victor Marijnen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Victor Marijnen

Dutch politician

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1917

Place of Birth: Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1975

Profession: politician, university teacher, trade unionist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Victor Marijnen

  • Victor Gerard Marie "Vic" Marijnen (21 February 1917 – 5 April 1975) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 24 July 1963 until 14 April 1965.Marijnen applied at the Radboud University Nijmegen in June 1936 majoring in Law and obtaining an Bachelor of Laws degree in July 1938 before graduating with an Master of Laws degree in July 1941.
  • Marijnen worked as a civil servant for the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Shipping and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries from August 1941 until May 1944 and for the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture from May 1944 until October 1945 and for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies from October 1945 until February 1949.
  • Marijnen applied at the Rotterdam School of Economics in December 1945 for a postgraduate education and obtained an Bachelor of Economics degree in December 1946.
  • Marijnen worked as a trade association executive for the Christian Farmers and Gardeners Association (CBTB) and served as General-Secretary from February 1949 until April 1951.
  • Marijnen worked again for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies from April 1951 until November 1957 as Deputy Director-General of the department for Agricultural Trade from April 1951 until January 1953 and as Director-General of the department for Agricultural Trade from January 1953 until November 1957.
  • Marijnen worked as a trade association executive for the Catholic Employers association (AKWV) and served as General-Secretary from November 1957 until May 1959.
  • After the election of 1959 Marijnen was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Cabinet De Quay, taking office on 19 May 1959.
  • Marijnen served as acting Minister of Social Affairs and Health from 3 July 1961 until 17 July 1961 following the resignation of Charles van Rooy.
  • Marijnen was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1963, taking office on 2 July 1963. Following several failed cabinet formation attempts Marijnen was approached by the Leader of the Catholic People's Party Wim de Kort as a candidate for Prime Minister, Marijnen accepted and was appointed as Formateur to form a new cabinet.
  • The following cabinet formation of 1963 resulted in a coalition agreement between the Catholic People's Party, the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) which formed the Cabinet Marijnen with Marijnen becoming Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of General Affairs, taking office on 24 July 1963.
  • The Cabinet Marijnen fell on 27 February 1965 following a disagreement in the coalition about proposed reforms to the public broadcasting system and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1965 with Marijnen not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Marijnen was replaced by the Cabinet Cals on 14 April 1965.
  • Marijnen returned as Member of the House of Representatives taking the place of his successor as Prime Minister Jo Cals, taking office on 27 April 1965 and continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a backbencher until his resignation on 14 January 1966.
  • Marijnen also became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Radboud University Nijmegen, International Red Cross Netherlands) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Advisory Council for Spatial Planning, Council for Culture and KPN).
  • On 12 May 1965 Marijnen was nominated as the first Chairman of the Rijnmond Council, a direct electable sub national administrative layer between the municipalities and the provinces in the Rijnmond Area, taking office on 20 May 1965.
  • In September 1968 Marijnen was nominated as Mayor of The Hague, he resigned as Chairman of the Rijnmond Council the day he was installed as Mayor, taking office on 16 October 1968.
  • On 5 April 1975 Marijnen died after suffering a fatal heart Attack at his home in The Hague. Marijnen was known for his abilities as a manager and consensus builder.
  • During his premiership, his cabinet was responsible for reforms to health insurance, the handeling of the marriage between Princess Irene and Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma and the proposed reforms to the public broadcasting system.

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