Jacobus Eije "Koos" Andriessen (25 July 1928 – 22 January 2019) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.[1][2][3]

Koos Andriessen
Koos Andriessen in 1988
Minister of Transport and
Water Management
In office
16 July 1994 – 22 August 1994
Ad interim
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byHanja Maij-Weggen
Succeeded byAnnemarie Jorritsma
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
7 November 1989 – 22 August 1994
Prime MinisterRuud Lubbers
Preceded byRudolf de Korte
Succeeded byHans Wijers
In office
24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965
Prime MinisterVictor Marijnen
Preceded byJan de Pous
Succeeded byJoop den Uyl
Member of the Social and
Economic Council
In office
1 January 1988 – 7 November 1989
ChairmanTheo Quené
In office
1 November 1959 – 24 July 1963
ChairmanGerard Verrijn Stuart
Personal details
Born
Jacobus Eije Andriessen

(1928-07-25)25 July 1928
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died22 January 2019(2019-01-22) (aged 90)
Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Christian Historical Union
(until 1980)
Alma materErasmus University Rotterdam
(Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
(Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Economist · Financial adviser · Businessman ·Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Lobbyist · Author · Professor

Andriessen worked as a researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from March 1951 until September 1955. Andriessen worked as civil servant for the Ministry of Economic Affairs from September 1955 until November 1959 as Director-General of the department for Political Policy from September 1955 until May 1956 and Director-General of the department for General Economic Policy from May 1956 until September 1959. Andriessen worked as professor of Political economy at the University of Amsterdam from 15 September 1959 until 24 July 1963. Andriessen also worked as a financial adviser for the Ministry of Finance from 15 September 1959 until 24 July 1963. After the election of 1963 Andriessen was appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs in the Cabinet Marijnen, taking office on 24 July 1963. The Cabinet Marijnen fell on 27 February 1965 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the Cabinet Cals on 14 April 1965.

Andriessen retired from active politics and became active in the private sector and public sector. He worked as a corporate director for the packaging and labeling company Van Leer from 1 October 1965 until 15 September 1987 and as CFO from 15 April 1970 until 1 January 1980 and as CEO and Chairman of the board of directors, taking office on from 1 January 1980. In September 1987 Andriessen was nominated as a Chairman of the Christian Employers' association (NCW). He resigned as CEO and Chairman of the board of directors of Van Leer on 15 September 1987 and was installed as Chairman of the Christian Employers' association on 1 January 1988. After the election of 1989 Andriessen was again appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989. Andriessen served as acting Minister of Transport and Water Management from 16 July 1994 until 22 August 1994 following the resignation Hanja Maij-Weggen. In November 1993 Andriessen announced his retirement from national politics and that he would not stand for the election of 1994. The Cabinet Lubbers III was replaced by the Cabinet Kok I on 22 August 1994.

After his retirement Andriessen returned to the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director (ING Group, Hunter Douglas, Ballast Nedam, Elsevier, Diergaarde Blijdorp, Mittal Steel Company, Society for Statistics and Operations Research and the Internet Society) and serves on several state commissions on behalf of the government.

Biography

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Early life

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Andriessen joined the Social Economic Council in 1959, giving up that position when he was appointed Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs in 1963.[citation needed]

Politics

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Andriessen held this position until 1965, when he joined the board of the Van Leer Group of Companies. He rose to become the chairman of Van Leer, before leaving in 1987 to become chairman of the Dutch Christian Employers Association. Then in 1989 he returned to the role of Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, a position he held until 1994. Andriessen has played an important role on the Supervisory Boards of such companies as Ballast Nedam, Elsevier, Randstad, ING Group, Hunter Douglas and Novograaf.[4]

Publications

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  • Theorie van de Economische Politiek (Stenfert Kroese, Leiden 1962), a sound textbook on economic policy featuring contributions from Dutch and Belgian experts: among others J.E. Andriessen (ed.), Marcel van Meerhaeghe (ed.), Pieter Hennipman and H.W. Lambers.

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
  Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown Belgium 12 April 1992
  Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit Germany 10 November 1993
  Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 8 October 1994 Elevated from Officer (30 April 1988)
  Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 15 February 1998 Elevated from Knight (20 April 1963)

References

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  1. ^ "Overlijden Koos Andriessen" (in Dutch). Rijksoverheid. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Oud-minister Koos Andriessen (90) overleden" (in Dutch). NOS. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Oud-minister Koos Andriessen (90) overleden" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Non Executive Board". Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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Official
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Transport and
Water Management

Ad interim

1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Economic Affairs
1963–1965
1989–1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by Succeeded by
Business positions
Preceded by
Unknown
Chairman of the
Christian Employers' association

1988–1989
Succeeded by
Unknown