Edzo Toxopeus
Edzo Toxopeus | |
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Toxopeus in 1979 | |
| Member of the Council of State | |
| In office 1 November 1980 – 1 March 1988 | |
| Vice President | Willem Scholten |
| Queen's Commissioner of Groningen | |
| In office 16 February 1970 – 1 November 1980 | |
| Monarchs | Juliana (1970–1980) Beatrix (1980) |
| Preceded by | Cees Fock |
| Succeeded by | Henk Vonhoff |
| President of the Liberal International | |
| In office 15 April 1966 – 25 April 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Giovanni Malagodi |
| Succeeded by | Gaston Thorn |
| Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 12 March 1966 – 1 October 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Molly Geertsema |
| Succeeded by | Molly Geertsema |
| In office 2 July 1963 – 24 July 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Roelof Zegering Hadders |
| Succeeded by | Molly Geertsema |
| Parliamentary group | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| In office 30 March 1963 – 1 October 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Pieter Oud |
| Succeeded by | Molly Geertsema |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 19 May 1959 – 14 April 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan de Quay (1959–1963) Victor Marijnen (1963–1965) |
| Preceded by | Teun Struycken Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations |
| Succeeded by | Jan Smallenbroek |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 21 September 1965 – 1 November 1969 | |
| In office 2 July 1963 – 24 July 1963 | |
| In office 6 November 1956 – 19 May 1959 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edzo Hendrik Toxopeus 19 February 1918 Amersfoort, Netherlands |
| Died | 23 August 2009 (aged 91) Oegstgeest, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948) |
| Other political affiliations | Freedom Party (1946–1948) |
| Spouse |
Alberta Ufkes
(m. 1944; died 2005) |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Occupation | Politician · Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Netherlands |
| Branch/service | Royal Netherlands Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1945 (active duty) 1945–1948 (reserve) |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | |
Edzo Hendrik Toxopeus (Dutch: [ˈɛtsoː ˈɦɛndrɪk tɔksoːˈpeːjʏs]; 19 February 1918 – 23 August 2009) was a Dutch politician who served as Minister of the Interior between 1959 and 1965, and as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy between 1963 and 1969.