Ed van Thijn

Eduard "Ed" van Thijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛt vɑn ˈtɛin]; born August 16, 1934) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from February 23, 1967 until September 11, 1981. When Joop den Uyl became Prime Minister, Van Thijn became the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives, serving from May 15, 1973 until January 16, 1978. He became Minister of the Interior serving from September 11, 1981 until May 29, 1982 in the Cabinet Van Agt II. And again a Member of the House of Representatives from September 16, 1982 until June 16, 1983. He became Mayor of Amsterdam, he served as Mayor from June 16, 1983 until resignation on January 18, 1994 te become again Minister of the Interior serving from January 18, 1994 until May 27, 1994 when he resigned following the IRT-affair. He later served as a Member of the Senate from June 8, 1999 until June 12, 2007.^[1]

Trivia

Although not religious from birth, in recent years he orients himself with Progressive Judaism.

Decorations

• Order of the Netherlands Lion
  • Knight (April 3, 1979)
• Order of Orange-Nassau
  • Commander (September 9, 1982)
  • Grand Officer (October 8, 1994)

References

External links

• (Dutch) Drs. E. (Ed) van Thijn (Parlement & Politiek)
• (Dutch) Drs. E. van Thijn (PvdA) (Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal)