Jelle Zijlstra
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Jelle Zijlstra (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
.
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
.
, 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.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
politician of the defunct Anti Revolutionary Party
Anti Revolutionary Party
The Anti Revolutionary Party was a Dutch Protestant Christian democratic political party. The ARP is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal. After 1917 the party never received more than twenty percent of the vote.-History before 1879:The anti-revolutionary parliamentary caucus...
(ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
(CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. He is the de facto head of government of the Netherlands and coordinates the policy of the government...
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
Third Drees cabinet
Drees III , was the fourth Dutch cabinet under prime minister Willem Drees, with ministers from PvdA, KVP, ARP end CHU....
, 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
Parliamentary group leader
The leader or chairman of a parliamentary group holds an influential political post in a parliamentary system with strong party discipline...
in the House of Representatives from June 14, 1956 until October 3, 1956. He became Minister of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Netherlands)
The Ministry of Finance is the Dutch ministry of finance: it is occupied with the national budget, taxation and financial economic policy, including supervision of financial markets...
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
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. He is the de facto head of government of the Netherlands and coordinates the policy of the government...
, leading the caretaker
Caretaker government
Caretaker government is a type of government that rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
Cabinet Zijlstra and dual serving as Minister of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Netherlands)
The Ministry of Finance is the Dutch ministry of finance: it is occupied with the national budget, taxation and financial economic policy, including supervision of financial markets...
.
After his premiership, Zijlstra; A successful economist became the President of the Central Bank of the Netherlands
De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank is the central bank of the Netherlands. It is part of the European System of Central Banks .-History:...
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
Minister of State (Netherlands)
The Minister of State is an honorary title in the Netherlands. The title is formally granted together with the style Excellency, by the Monarch, but on the initiative of the cabinet of the Netherlands. It is given on a personal basis, for life rather than for a specified period. The title is...
.
Early life
Jelle Zijlstra was born in OosterbierumOosterbierum
Oosterbierum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 470 citizens ....
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
Vrije Universiteit
The Vrije Universiteit is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch name is often abbreviated as VU and in English the university uses the name "VU University". The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern part of Amsterdam in the Buitenveldert district...
.
Politics
He was already a member of the Anti Revolutionary PartyAnti Revolutionary Party
The Anti Revolutionary Party was a Dutch Protestant Christian democratic political party. The ARP is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal. After 1917 the party never received more than twenty percent of the vote.-History before 1879:The anti-revolutionary parliamentary caucus...
, which was to be absorbed in 1980 into the Christian Democratic Appeal
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
. Representing this party he became between September 2, 1952 and July 24, 1963, successively Minister of Economic Affairs in the Cabinets Drees III
Netherlands cabinet Drees-3
Drees III , was the fourth Dutch cabinet under prime minister Willem Drees, with ministers from PvdA, KVP, ARP end CHU....
, Drees IV and Beel II
Netherlands cabinet Beel-2
Beel II was a Dutch rump cabinet, headed by Louis Beel, installed after the fall of the fourth Drees cabinet.-Source: , Rijksoverheid.nl...
. And Minister of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Netherlands)
The Ministry of Finance is the Dutch ministry of finance: it is occupied with the national budget, taxation and financial economic policy, including supervision of financial markets...
in the Cabinets Beel II
Netherlands cabinet Beel-2
Beel II was a Dutch rump cabinet, headed by Louis Beel, installed after the fall of the fourth Drees cabinet.-Source: , Rijksoverheid.nl...
and de Quay
Netherlands cabinet de Quay
De Quay was the name given to a Dutch cabinet with ministers from KVP, VVD, ARP and CHU.Cabinet formation was again difficult due to the growing friction between PvdA and KVP...
.
Following his ministerial career, Zijlstra returned to the Vrije Universiteit
Vrije Universiteit
The Vrije Universiteit is a university in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Dutch name is often abbreviated as VU and in English the university uses the name "VU University". The university is located on a compact urban campus in the southern part of Amsterdam in the Buitenveldert district...
as professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of public finance, though he also served between 1963 and 1966 as a member of the Senate. After the fall of the Cabinet Cals
Netherlands cabinet Cals
Cals is the name given to a Dutch cabinet, consisting of ministers from KVP, PvdA and ARP.After the fall of the Marijnen cabinet, the confessional parties did not want snap elections because those could centre around the introduction of commercial television, the issue that led to the fall of the...
, Zijlstra headed an interim government as Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. He is the de facto head of government of the Netherlands and coordinates the policy of the government...
and Minister of Finance
Ministry of Finance (Netherlands)
The Ministry of Finance is the Dutch ministry of finance: it is occupied with the national budget, taxation and financial economic policy, including supervision of financial markets...
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
De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank is the central bank of the Netherlands. It is part of the European System of Central Banks .-History:...
] and in the course of that period also President of the Bank for International Settlements
Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements is an intergovernmental organization of central banks which "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks." It is not accountable to any national government...
in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
. He has sat on many boards in the public and private sectors.
Decorations
- Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Commander (July 27, 1963)
- Grand Cross (November 18, 1981)
- Order of Orange-NassauOrder of Orange-NassauThe Order of Orange-Nassau is a military and civil order of the Netherlands which was created on 4 April 1892 by the Queen regent Emma of the Netherlands, acting on behalf of her under-age daughter Queen Wilhelmina. The Order is a chivalry order open to "everyone who have earned special merits for...
- Grand Cross (April 27, 1967)
External links
- Dr. J. Zijlstra (Ministry of General Affairs Dr. J. (Jelle) Zijlstra (Parlement & Politiek) Dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) (Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal)