Johannes Lodewijk Nicolaas "Jan" Schaefer (16 March 1940 – 30 January 1994) was a Dutch politician and community organiser who served as State Secretary for Housing and Spatial Planning from 1973 to 1977 under Joop den Uyl's cabinet.[1] He was a member of the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN) until 1965, before he joined the Labour Party (PvdA) in 1969. Schaefer was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 1971 general election, where held a seat with interruptions until 1990. He also served as an alderman in the municipal executive of Amsterdam from 1978 to 1986, in charge of housing.

Jan Schaefer
Schaefer in 1980
State Secretary for Housing
and Spatial Planning
In office
11 May 1973 – 8 September 1977
Serving with Marcel van Dam
Prime MinisterJoop den Uyl
Preceded byWerner Buck
Succeeded byGerrit Brokx
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
3 June 1986 – 23 February 1990
In office
8 June 1977 – 6 September 1978
In office
11 May 1971 – 11 May 1973
Personal details
Born
Johannes Lodewijk Nicolaas Schaefer

(1940-03-16)16 March 1940
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died30 January 1994(1994-01-30) (aged 53)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cause of deathDiabetes mellitus
Political partyLabour Party (from 1969)
Other political
affiliations
Communist Party of
the Netherlands
(1960–1965)
Spouse
Alberdina Grootes
(m. 1964)
Children1 son and 1 daughter
OccupationPolitician · Pastry chef · Community organiser · Activist

Legacy

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Bridge 2000 or Jan Schaeferbrug in Amsterdam's Eastern Docklands, built from 1999 to 2001, was named after him in 2000. Jan Schaeferpad, a street in Amsterdam-Zuidoost, also bears his name since 2000.

References

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  1. ^ "Schaefer, Johannes Lodewijk Nicolaas (1940-1994)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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Official
Political offices
Preceded by State Secretary for Housing
and Spatial Planning

1973–1977
With: Marcel van Dam
Succeeded by