Herman Witte
Herman Witte | |
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Herman Witte in 1966 | |
| Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning | |
| In office 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Preceded by | Pieter Bogaers |
| Succeeded by | Wim Schut |
| Mayor of Eindhoven | |
| In office 5 April 1967 – 30 May 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Jan van Stuijvenberg (Ad interim) |
| Succeeded by | Jaap van der Lee |
| In office 16 October 1959 – 22 November 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Charles van Rooy |
| Succeeded by | Jan van Stuijvenberg (Ad interim) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 20 March 1959 – 16 October 1959 | |
| Parliamentary group | Catholic People's Party |
| Minister of Transport and Water Management | |
| In office 10 October 1958 – 1 November 1958 Ad interim | |
| Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
| Preceded by | Jacob Algera |
| Succeeded by | Jan van Aartsen |
| Minister of Housing and Construction | |
| In office 13 October 1956 – 19 May 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Willem Drees (1956–1958) Louis Beel (1958–1959) |
| Preceded by | Himself as Minister of Reconstruction and Housing |
| Succeeded by | Jan van Aartsen |
| Minister of Reconstruction and Housing | |
| In office 2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956 | |
| Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
| Preceded by | Joris in 't Veld |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Minister of Housing and Construction |
| Mayor of Bergen op Zoom | |
| In office 1 May 1945 – 2 September 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Henk Lijnkamp |
| Succeeded by | Leonard Peters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herman Bernard Jan Witte 18 August 1909 Harlingen, Netherlands |
| Died | 30 May 1973 (aged 63) Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Cause of death | Brain tumor |
| Political party | Catholic People's Party (from 1945) |
| Other political affiliations | Roman Catholic State Party (until 1945) |
| Spouse |
Angelina Wüst (m. 1939) |
| Children | 4 sons and 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Delft Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Civil engineer · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Netherlands |
| Branch/service | Royal Netherlands Army |
| Years of service | 1933–1939 (Reserve) 1939–1940 (Active duty) |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
| Unit | National Reserve Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
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Herman Bernard Jan Witte (18 August 1909 – 30 May 1973) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and civil engineer.