Gerard Veldkamp

Gerard Veldkamp
Gerard Veldkamp in 1964
Member of the Scientific
Council for Government Policy
In office
20 November 1972  1 December 1982
Director
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  • Sjeng Kremers (1972–1977)
    Wim Schut (1977–1978)
    Theo Quené (1978–1985)
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office
17 July 1961  5 April 1967
Prime Minister
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Preceded byVictor Marijnen (Ad interim)
Succeeded byBauke Roolvink
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
2 July 1963  24 July 1963
In office
24 March 1959  19 May 1959
Parliamentary groupCatholic People's Party
State Secretary for Economic Affairs
In office
10 October 1952  17 July 1961
Prime Minister
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Preceded byWim van der Grinten
Succeeded byFrans Gijzels
Personal details
Born
Gerardus Mattheus Johannes Veldkamp

(1921-06-27)27 June 1921
Breda, Netherlands
Died15 October 1990(1990-10-15) (aged 69)
Paris, France
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic People's Party
(until 1980)
Spouse
Maria Clarijs
(m. 1948)
Children4 daughters and 1 son
Alma materTilburg University
(Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Economist · Financial analyst · Sociologist · Academic administrator · Researcher · Columnist · Editor · Author · Professor

Gerardus Mattheus Johannes "Gerard" Veldkamp (27 June 1921 – 15 September 1990) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and economist.