Berend Jan Udink

Berend Jan Udink
Berend Jan Udink in 1969

Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands
In office 21 July 1972 – 11 May 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Willem Drees, Jr.
Succeeded by	Tjerk Westerterp
Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning of the Netherlands
In office 6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Wim Schut
Succeeded by	Hans Gruijters
Parliamentary leader of the Christian Historical Union in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office 11 May 1971 – 6 July 1971
Preceded by	Jur Mellema
Succeeded by	Roelof Kruisinga
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office 11 May 1971 – 6 July 1971
Leader of the Christian Historical Union
In office 20 June 1970 – 6 July 1971
Preceded by	Henk Beernink
Succeeded by	Arnold Tilanus
Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands
In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong
Preceded by	Theo Bot
Succeeded by	Kees Boertien
Personal details
Born	Berend Jan Udink (1926-02-12) 12 February 1926 Deventer, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Christian Historical Union (until 1980)
Spouse(s)	Anneke van Drumpt (m. 1949)
Children	3 children
Residence	Goedereede, Netherlands
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master of Economics) University of Lausanne (Bachelor of Economics)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant Economist Corporate director Teacher
Religion	Remonstrantism

Berend Jan "Bé" Udink (born 12 February 1926) was a Dutch politician.

Udink studied economy in Rotterdam and Lausanne (1945–1952). After his studied he was employed at the Chamber of Commerce of Rotterdam and later worked as a teacher at the Economische Hogeschool Rotterdam (Economic College of Rotterdam). Udink, who belonged to the Christian Historical Union, was elected in the socalled Rijnmondraad (Council of Rijnmond), a local council of representatives of Rijnmond, in 1965. Two years later, in 1967, he became minister for Development Cooperation in the Cabinet-De Jong, a post he held till 1971. In 1971 he was lijsttrekker of the CHU, presenting himself as a conservative and a "law and order" politician. In that same year Udink became minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the Cabinets-Biesheuvel I and II. His political career ended in 1973. From 1973 till 1978 he was member of the Board of Directors of the Overzeese Gas- en Elektriciteitsmaatschappij N.V. (as Dutch gas and electricity company) and from 1978 till 1980 he served as its President. Berend Jan Udink is married and has three children. He belongs to the Remonstrant Brotherhood (Arminian Protestant Church).

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(Dutch) Drs. B.J. (Bé) Udink Parlement & Politiek

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Party political offices
Preceded by Henk Beernink	Leader of the Christian Historical Union 1970–191	Succeeded by Arnold Tilanus
Preceded by Jur Mellema	Parliamentary leader of the Christian Historical Union in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands 1971	Succeeded by Roelof Kruisinga
Government offices
Preceded by Theo Bot	Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands 1967–1971	Succeeded by Kees Boertien
Preceded by Wim Schut	Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning of the Netherlands 1971–1973	Succeeded by Hans Gruijters
Preceded by Willem Drees, Jr.	Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands 1972–1973	Succeeded by Tjerk Westerterp

Ministers of Housing and Spatial Planning of the Netherlands

Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment

Ringers Vos Neher 't Veld Witte Van Aartsen Bogaers Witte Schut Udink Gruijters Beelaerts van Blokland Van Dam Nypels Winsemius Nijpels Alders De Boer Pronk Kamp Dekker Winsemius Cramer Huizinga

Ministers of Transport and Water Management of the Netherlands

Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management

Vos Van Schaik Spitzen Wemmers Algera Witte Van Aartsen Korthals Van Aartsen Suurhoff Bogaers Suurhoff De Quay Bakker Drees, Jr. Udink Westerterp Tuijnman Zeevalking Kroes Maij-Weggen Andriessen Jorritsma Netelenbos De Boer Peijs Eurlings

Ministers for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Bot Udink Boertien Pronk De Koning Van Dijk Schoo Bukman Pronk Herfkens Van Ardenne Koenders Verhagen Ploumen

De Jong cabinet (1967-1971)

^{Preceded: Zijlstra cabinet · Succeed: First Biesheuvel cabinet}

Prime Minister	Piet de Jong General Affairs

Deputy Prime Ministers	Johan Witteveen Finance Joop Bakker Transport, Public Works and Water Management and Surinamese and Netherlands Antilles Affairs

Ministers	Henk Beernink Interior Joseph Luns Foreign Affairs Carel Polak Justice Leo de Block Economic Affairs) (1967-1970 Piet de Jong Economic Affairs) (Acting Roelof Nelissen Economic Affairs) (from 1970 Willem den Toom Defence Bauke Roolvink Social Affairs and Health Gerard Veringa Education and Science Pierre Lardinois Agriculture and Fisheries Wim Schut Housing and Spatial Planning Marga Klompé Culture, Recreation and Social work

Minister without portfolio	Berend Jan Udink Development Cooperation

State Secretaries	Chris van Veen Interior Hans de Koster Foreign Affairs Frits Grapperhaus Finance Klaas Wiersma Justice) (from 1970 Louis van Son Economic Affairs Joop Haex Defence Adri van Es Defence Anthony Duynstee Defence Roelof Kruisinga Social Affairs and Health Hans Grosheide Education and Science Mike Keyzer Transport, Public Works and Water Management Hein van de Poel Culture, Recreation and Social work

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 91779205 LCCN: n80042479 ISNI: 0000 0001 0678 3243 GND: 142763497

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