Henk Vonhoff

Henk Vonhoff
Queen's Commissioner in Groningen
In office 16 December 1980 – 1 July 1996
Monarch	Beatrix
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt (1980–1982) Ruud Lubbers (1982–1994) Wim Kok (1994–1996)
Preceded by	Edzo Toxopeus
Succeeded by	Hans Alders
State Secretary for Culture, Recreation and Social work
In office 28 July 1971 – 23 April 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Michael Calmeyer
Succeeded by	Joop Haex
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 February 1967 – 28 July 1971
Personal details
Born	Hendrik Johan Lubert Vonhoff (1931-06-22)22 June 1931 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	25 July 2010(2010-07-25) (aged 79) Hilversum, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Spouse(s)	Louise Luijendijk (1953–2010)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant Historian Professor Teacher

Hendrik "Henk" Johan Lubert Vonhoff (22 June 1931 – 25 July 2010) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

From 28 July 1971 to 23 April 1973, he served as Secretary of State for culture, recreation and social work.^[1] He was mayor of Utrecht and Queen's Commissioner to Groningen. He had also directed various institutions including the Industrial Relations Center (CAOP) until 1 January 2007, the Executive Board of the Royal Library in The Hague (1996–2004), General Dutch Association of Manufacturers and Wholesalers and Soft Drinks Beverages (BBM) and various supervisory bodies.

He was an uncle of Theo van Gogh.

See also

• List of Dutch politicians

References