Henk Hofstra Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Henk Hofstra
Office:Minister of Finance
Term Start:13 October 1956
Term End:22 December 1958
Primeminister:Willem Drees
Predecessor:Jo van de Kieft
Successor:Jelle Zijlstra
Office1:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start1:20 March 1959
Term End1:1 January 1961
Term Start2:30 October 1946
Term End2:13 October 1956
Term Start3:20 November 1945
Term End3:4 June 1946
Parliamentarygroup3:Labour Party (1946–1961)
Social Democratic
Workers' Party
(1945–1946)
Birthname:Hendrik Jan Hofstra
Birth Date:28 September 1904
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Death Place:Wassenaar, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Party:Labour Party (from 1946)
Otherparty:Social Democratic
Workers' Party
(until 1946)
Children:2 children
Alma Mater:University of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation:Politician · 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

Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Commander of the Order of Orange-NassauNetherlands22 December 1958
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands LionNetherlands27 May 1989Elevated from Knight (29 April 1955)

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Notes and References

  1. H.J. Hofstra Ministry of Finance