Johan van Hulst

Johan van Hulst
Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the Senate
In office June 8, 1977 – June 10, 1981
Succeeded by	Jan Christiaanse
Parliamentary leader of the Christian Historical Union in the Senate
In office December 10, 1968 – June 8, 1977
Preceded by	Johannes Christiaan Bührmann
Succeeded by	Party Disbanded
Member of the Senate
In office July 3, 1956 – June 10, 1981
Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands
In office October 16, 1961 – September 30, 1968
Personal details
Born	Johan Wilhelm van Hulst (1911-01-28) January 28, 1911 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Christian Historical Union (from 1956 until 1980)
Spouse(s)	Anna Jannetta Donker (Married 1936)
Residence	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit (Psy.D, Ed.D, D.Litt, PhD)[1]
Occupation	Politician Author Teacher Professor
Religion	Protestant Church in the Netherlands

Johan Wilhelm van Hulst (born January 28, 1911) is a Dutch retired politician of the dissolved Christian Historical Union (CHU), now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Member of the Senate from July 3, 1956 until June 10, 1981. He served as the Parliamentary leader of the Christian Historical Union in the Senate from December 10, 1968 until June 8, 1977 when the Christian Historical Union merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal, he became the first Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the Senate serving until June 10, 1981. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the Christian Democratic Group, from October 16, 1961 until September 30, 1968. Van Hulst was the Party chair of the Christian Historical Union from September 13, 1969 until February 19, 1972.

Van Hulst is an emeritus professor of Pedagogy at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and the highly prolific author of more than one hundred publications. He is also a chess player and a recipient of the Yad Vashem Distinction for his humanitarian aid during World War II.

Biography

Early life

Van Hulst was born on January 28, 1911 in Amsterdam. He studied psychology and pedagogy at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. In the meanwhile he also worked as a teacher and mentor in the cities Oudewater, Utrecht and Purmerend. From 1942 until 1960 he was Principal of the Pedagogical Academy in Amsterdam. In that capacity he was responsible for rescuing hundreds of Jewish babies and children from the nursery of the Hollandsche Schouwburg for which he received the Yad Vashem Distinction in 1973. He is the author of several publications.

Political career

Van Hulst has served as a politician at several levels. From 1956 until 1981 he was a member of the Dutch Senate. From 1961 until 1968 he was a member of the European Parliament and from 1969 until 1972 he was chairman of the Christian Historical Union (CHU). From 1972 until 1981 Van Hulst was group leader in the Senate of the Netherlands; first for the Christian Historical Union (CHU) and from 1977 on for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).^[2]

Trivia

Van Hulst is also an active chess player. At the age of 95 he won the Corus Chess Tournament for (former) politicians. He won the tournament again in 2010.^[3][4][5] On 28 January 2011 Van Hulst celebrated his 100th birthday. According to René van der Linden, the president of the Senate of the Netherlands, Van Hulst is the first former member of the Senate of the Netherlands to reach the age of 100 since the establishment of the upper house in 1815.^[6]

References

External links

• (Dutch) Dr. J.W. (Johan) van Hulst (Parlement & Politiek)
• (Dutch) Dr. J.W. van Hulst (CDA) (Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal)

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