Jelle Zijlstra

Jelle Zijlstra
President of the Central Bank of the Netherlands
In office August 1, 1967 – January 1, 1982
Preceded by	Marius Holtrop
Succeeded by	Wim Duisenberg
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office November 22, 1966 – April 5, 1967
Monarch	Juliana
Preceded by	Jo Cals
Succeeded by	Piet de Jong
Minister of Finance
In office November 22, 1966 – April 5, 1967
Prime Minister	Jelle Zijlstra
Preceded by	Anne Vondeling
Succeeded by	Johan Witteveen
Member of the Senate
In office June 25, 1963 – November 22, 1966
Minister of Finance
In office December 22, 1958 – July 24, 1963
Prime Minister	Louis Beel (1958–1959) Jan de Quay (1959–1963)
Preceded by	Henk Hofstra
Succeeded by	Johan Witteveen
Parliamentary leader – Anti Revolutionary Party House of Representatives
In office June 14, 1956 – October 3, 1956
Preceded by	Jan Schouten
Succeeded by	Sieuwert Bruins Slot
Member of the House of Representatives
In office July 3, 1956 – October 3, 1956
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office September 2, 1952 – May 19, 1959
Prime Minister	Willem Drees (1952–1958) Louis Beel (1958–1959)
Preceded by	Jan van den Brink
Succeeded by	Jan Willem de Pous
Personal details
Born	Jelle Zijlstra August 27, 1918(1918-08-27) Oosterbierum, Netherlands
Died	December 23, 2001(2001-12-23) (aged 83) Wassenaar, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Anti Revolutionary Party (1952–1980) Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Spouse(s)	Hetty Bloksma (born 1921)
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (PhD)
Occupation	Politician Economist Banker Professor
Religion	Reformed Protestant

Jelle Zijlstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɛlə ˈzɛilstrɐ]; August 27, 1918 – December 23, 2001) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from November 22, 1966 until April 5, 1967.

He previously served as Minister of Economic Affairs from September 2, 1952 until May 19, 1959 in the Cabinets Drees III, IV and Beel II. He had a short stint as a Member of the House of Representatives from July 3, 1956 until October 3, 1956 and as the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives from June 14, 1956 until October 3, 1956. He became Minister of Finance from December 22, 1958 until July 24, 1963 in the Cabinets Beel II and De Quay. He served as a Member of the Senate from June 25, 1963 until November 22, 1966. Zijlstra became Prime Minister of the Netherlands, leading the caretaker Cabinet Zijlstra and dual serving as Minister of Finance.

After his premiership, Zijlstra; A successful economist became the President of the Central Bank of the Netherlands serving from May 1, 1967 until January 1, 1982. He was widely respected for his expertise and integrity.

On April 30, 1983 he was granted the honorary title of Minister of State.

Biography

Early life

Jelle Zijlstra was born in Oosterbierum on August 27, 1918. After completing his secondary education he studied at the Netherlands School of Economics (the predecessor of the Erasmus University Rotterdam). His studies were interrupted twice: first by his period of military service and later when he had to go into hiding in 1942 after refusing to sign the loyalty oath required of students by the Nazi occupation authorities. Even so, he completed his economics degree in October 1945.

Immediately after graduating, Zijlstra became a research assistant at the Netherlands School of Economics and was promoted a year later to senior research assistant and in 1947 to lecturer. In 1948 he was awarded a doctorate for his thesis on the rate of circulation of money and its bearing on the value of money and monetary equilibrium. In the same year he was appointed professor of theoretical economics at the Vrije Universiteit.

Politics

Jelle Zijlstra as Minister of Economic Affairs at the inauguration of the Cabinet Drees II in 1952.

Jelle Zijlstra at the first meeting of his Cabinet in 1966.

He was already a member of the Anti Revolutionary Party, which was to be absorbed in 1980 into the Christian Democratic Appeal. Representing this party he became between September 2, 1952 and July 24, 1963, successively Minister of Economic Affairs in the Cabinets Drees III, Drees IV and Beel II. And Minister of Finance in the Cabinets Beel II and de Quay.

Following his ministerial career, Zijlstra returned to the Vrije Universiteit as professor of public finance, though he also served between 1963 and 1966 as a member of the Senate. After the fall of the Cabinet Cals, Zijlstra headed an interim government as Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Finance between November 22, 1966 until April 5, 1967.

From 1967 until the end of 1981 he was President of the Central Bank of the Netherlands] and in the course of that period also President of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel. He has sat on many boards in the public and private sectors.

Trivia

Jelle Zijlstra died in Wassenaar on 23 December 2001 at the age of 83.

Decorations

• Order of the Netherlands Lion
  • Commander (July 27, 1963)
  • Grand Cross (November 18, 1981)
• Order of Orange-Nassau
  • Grand Cross (April 27, 1967)

External links

• Dr. J. Zijlstra (Ministry of General Affairs
• (Dutch) Dr. J. (Jelle) Zijlstra (Parlement & Politiek)
• (Dutch) Dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) (Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal)

Party political offices
Preceded by Jan Schouten	Party leader Anti Revolutionary Party 1956	Succeeded by Sieuwert Bruins Slot
Preceded by Sieuwert Bruins Slot	Party leader Anti Revolutionary Party 1958-1959	Succeeded by Sieuwert Bruins Slot
Preceded by Jan Schouten	Parliamentary leader – Anti Revolutionary Party House of Representatives 1956	Succeeded by Sieuwert Bruins Slot
Government offices
Preceded by Jan van den Brink	Minister of Economic Affairs 1952–1959	Succeeded by Jan Willem de Pous
Preceded by Henk Hofstra	Minister of Finance 1958–1963	Succeeded by Johan Witteveen
Preceded by Anne Vondeling	Minister of Finance 1966–1967	Succeeded by Johan Witteveen
Preceded by Jo Cals	Minister of General Affairs 1966–1967	Succeeded by Piet de Jong
Political offices
Preceded by Jo Cals	Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1966–1967	Succeeded by Piet de Jong
Civic offices
Preceded by Marius Holtrop	President of Central Bank of the Netherlands 1967–1982	Succeeded by Wim Duisenberg