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Henk Hofstra

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Henk Hofstra
Henk Hofstra in 1984
Minister of Finance
In office
13 October 1956 – 22 December 1958
Prime MinisterWillem Drees
Preceded byJo van de Kieft
Succeeded byJelle Zijlstra
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 March 1959 – 1 January 1961
In office
30 October 1946 – 13 October 1956
In office
20 November 1945 – 4 June 1946
Parliamentary groupLabour Party (1946–1961)
Social Democratic
Workers' Party
(1945–1946)
Personal details
Born
Hendrik Jan Hofstra

(1904-09-28)28 September 1904
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died16 February 1999(1999-02-16) (aged 94)
Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political partyLabour Party (from 1946)
Other political
affiliations
Social Democratic
Workers' Party
(until 1946)
Spouse
Willemine Odilia Petri
(m. 1925; died 1979)
Children2 children
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Jurist · Economist · Financial analyst · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author · Professor

Hendrik Jan "Henk" Hofstra (28 September 1904 – 16 February 1999) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).[1]

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 22 December 1958
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 27 May 1989 Elevated from Knight (29 April 1955)

References

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Official
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
1956–1958
Succeeded by
Business positions
Preceded by
Unknown
Vice Chairman of
Damen Verolme Rotterdam

1961–1966
Succeeded by
Unknown