Johan van Hulst
Johan van Hulst | |
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Van Hulst in 1980 | |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the Senate | |
| In office 8 June 1977 – 10 June 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Jan Christiaanse |
| Leader of the Christian Historical Union in the Senate | |
| In office 10 December 1968 – 8 June 1977 | |
| Preceded by | J. C. Bührmann |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Chair of the Christian Historical Union | |
| In office 5 October 1968 – 19 February 1972 | |
| Leader | Jur Mellema (1968–1970) Berend Jan Udink (1970–1971) Arnold Tilanus (1971–1972) |
| Preceded by | Arnold Tilanus |
| Succeeded by | Otto van Verschuer |
| Senator of the Netherlands | |
| In office 3 July 1956 – 10 June 1981 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 16 October 1961 – 30 September 1968 | |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johan Willem van Hulst 28 January 1911 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 22 March 2018 (aged 107) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980) |
| Other political affiliations | Christian Historical Union (1945–1980) |
| Spouse | Anna Jannetta Donker (m. 1936–1998; her death) |
| Children | 4 children |
| Residence(s) | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Politician, author, teacher, pedagogue, professor |
Johan Willem van Hulst (28 January 1911 – 22 March 2018) was a Dutch school director, university professor, author, politician, chess player and centenarian. In 1943, with the help of the Dutch resistance and students of the nearby University of Amsterdam, he was instrumental in saving over 600 Jewish children from the nursery of the Hollandsche Schouwburg who were destined for deportation to Nazi concentration camps. For his humanitarian actions he received the Yad Vashem distinction Righteous Among the Nations from the State of Israel in 1973.
Van Hulst served as Senator of the Netherlands from July 1956 to June 1981. He was elected to be the parliamentary leader of the Christian Historical Union (CHU) in the Senate from December 1968 until June 1977, when the CHU merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He then became the first CDA Leader in the Senate. Van Hulst previously served as the party chair of the CHU from September 1969 until February 1972. He also was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Christian Democratic Group from October 1961 until September 1968.
He later was an emeritus professor of pedagogy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a prolific author with more than a hundred publications. He was also a noted chess player.