Henk Hofstra

Dutch politician (1904–1999)

His Excellency

Henk Hofstra

Henk Hofstra in 1984

Minister of Finance
In office
13 October 1956 – 22 December 1958
Prime Minister| Willem Drees
Preceded by| Jo van de Kieft
Succeeded by| Jelle Zijlstra
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 March 1959 – 1 January 1961
In office
30 October 1946 – 13 October 1956
In office
20 November 1945 – 4 June 1946
Parliamentary group| Labour Party (1946–1961)
Social Democratic
Workers' Party (1945–1946)
Personal details
Born|

Hendrik Jan Hofstra

(1904-09-28)28 September 1904
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died| 16 February 1999(1999-02-16) (aged 94)
Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political party| Labour Party (from 1946)
Other political
affiliations| Social Democratic
Workers' Party (until 1946)
Spouse|

Willemine Odilia Petri

(m. 1925; died 1979)​

Children| 2 children
Alma mater| University of Amsterdam
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation| Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Economist · Financial analyst · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author · Professor

Hendrik Jan "Henk" Hofstra (28 September 1904 – 16 February 1999) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).[1]

## Decorations

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Honours  Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment

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| Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands  | 22 December 1958  |
| Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands  | 27 May 1989  | Elevated from Knight (29 April 1955)

## References

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1. ^ (in Dutch) H.J. Hofstra Ministry of Finance

## Further reading

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* Pieterse, L.J.A. (2021). Over H.J. Hofstra (1904-1999) (in Dutch). The Hague: Boom. ISBN 978-94-6290-982-3.

## External links

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* (in Dutch) H.J. (Henk) Hofstra Parlement & Politiek

Political offices

Preceded by

Jo van de Kieft

|  Minister of Finance
1956–1958  | Succeeded by

Jelle Zijlstra

Business positions
Unknown |  Vice Chairman of
Damen Verolme Rotterdam
1961–1966  | Unknown

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Ministers of finance of the Netherlands

Ministry of Finance

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* Van Bosse
* Ossewaarde
* Van Bosse
* Van Doorn
* Van Hall
* Vrolik
* Van Bosse
* Schimmelpenninck van Nijenhuis
* Van Bosse
* Blussé van Oud-Alblas
* Van Delden
* Van der Heim
* Gleichman
* Vissering
* Van Lynden van Sandenburg
* Grobbée
* Bloem
* Godin de Beaufort
* Pierson
* Sprenger van Eyk
* Pierson
* Van Tecklenburg
* De Meester
* Kolkman
* Bertling
* Treub
* Van Gijn
* Treub
* De Vries
* De Geer
* Colijn
* De Geer
* Oud
* De Wilde
* Colijn
* Bodenhausen
* De Geer
* Welter
* Steenberghe
* Albarda
* Van den Broek
* Huysmans
* Lieftinck
* Drees
* Van de Kieft
* Hofstra
* Zijlstra
* Witteveen
* Vondeling
* Zijlstra
* Witteveen
* Nelissen
* Duisenberg
* Andriessen
* Van Aardenne
* Van der Stee
* Ruding
* Kok
* Zalm
* Wijers
* Zalm
* Hoogervorst
* Zalm
* Bos
* De Jager
* Dijsselbloem
* Hoekstra
* Kaag
* Van Weyenberg
* Heinen

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Third Drees cabinet (1956–1958)

* Preceded: Second Drees cabinet
* Succeed: Second Beel cabinet

Prime Minister|

* Willem Drees (General Affairs)

Deputy Prime Minister|

* Teun Struycken (Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations)

Ministers|

* Ko Suurhoff (Interior) (Ad interim)
* Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs)
* Henk Hofstra (Finance)
* Ivo Samkalden (Justice)
* Jelle Zijlstra (Economic Affairs)
* Kees Staf (War and Navy)
* Ko Suurhoff (Social Affairs and Health)
* Jo Cals (Education, Arts and Sciences)
* Jacob Algera (Transport and Water Management) (1956–1958)
* Herman Witte (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim)
* Jan van Aartsen (Transport and Water Management) (1958)
* Sicco Mansholt (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) (1956–1958)
* Kees Staf (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) (Ad interim)
* Anne Vondeling (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) (1958)
* Herman Witte (Housing and Construction)
* Marga Klompé (Social Work)
* Kees Staf (Colonial Affairs) (Ad interim)
* Gerard Helders (Colonial Affairs)

State Secretaries|

* Norbert Schmelzer (Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations)
* Ernst van der Beugel (Foreign Affairs)
* Gerard Veldkamp (Economic Affairs)
* Ferdinand Kranenburg (War) (1956–1958)
* Meine van Veen (War) (1958)
* Harry Moorman (Navy)
* Aat van Rhijn (Social Affairs and Health)
* Anna de Waal (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1956–1957)
* René Höppener (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1956–1957)

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International|

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National|

* Germany
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* Netherlands

People|

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