H. Johannes Witteveen
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Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen (born June 12, 1921) is a retired Dutch
economist, emeritus professor and politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
(VVD). He served as a Member of the Senate from December 23, 1958 until June 5, 1963 when he became a Member of the House of Representatives serving from June 5, 1963 until July 24, 1963 when he became Minister of Finance
serving from July 24, 1963 until April 14, 1965, in the Cabinet Marijnen. And again a Member of the House of Representatives serving serving from September 21, 1965 until April 5, 1967 when he returned as Minister of Finance
and Deputy Prime Minister
serving from April 5, 1967 until July 6, 1971, in the Cabinet de Jong. He again returned to the Senate serving from June 8, 1971 until September 1, 1973 when he became the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
, serving from September 1, 1973 until June 18, 1978.
From 1947–1963, he worked at the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis under Jan Tinbergen
and Fred Polak
. From 1978 to 1985 he was the first chairman of the Washington based economics body, the Group of Thirty
. Currently he is on the Advisory Board and Professor of Economics at the European Management Institute.
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...
economist, emeritus professor and politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
(VVD). He served as a Member of the Senate from December 23, 1958 until June 5, 1963 when he became a Member of the House of Representatives serving from June 5, 1963 until July 24, 1963 when 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...
serving from July 24, 1963 until April 14, 1965, in the Cabinet Marijnen. And again a Member of the House of Representatives serving serving from September 21, 1965 until April 5, 1967 when he returned 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...
and Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands is the official Deputy of the Head of Government of the Netherlands. In the absence of the Prime Minister the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the Cabinet of the Netherlands...
serving from April 5, 1967 until July 6, 1971, in the Cabinet de Jong. He again returned to the Senate serving from June 8, 1971 until September 1, 1973 when he became the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
, serving from September 1, 1973 until June 18, 1978.
From 1947–1963, he worked at the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis under Jan Tinbergen
Jan Tinbergen
Jan Tinbergen , was a Dutch economist. He was awarded the first Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes...
and Fred Polak
Fred Polak
Frederik Lodewijk Polak was one of the Dutch founding fathers of futures studies, perhaps best known in the field for theorising the central role of imagined alternative futures in his classic work The Image of the Future.Polak was the son of Alexander Polak, violin builder and concertmaster of...
. From 1978 to 1985 he was the first chairman of the Washington based economics body, the Group of Thirty
Group of Thirty
The Group of Thirty, often abbreviated to G30, is an international body of leading financiers and academics which aims to deepen understanding of economic and financial issues and to examine consequences of decisions made in the public and private sectors related to these issues...
. Currently he is on the Advisory Board and Professor of Economics at the European Management Institute.
Decorations
- 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...
- Commander (July 17, 1971)
- Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Commander (April 25, 1979)