Johan Witteveen Politician

Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen (born 12 June 1921) is a Dutch economist, retired politician, and author. He was a member of the Senate (1958–63; 1971–73) and the House of Representatives (1963; 1965–67) for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. He was Minister of Finance (1963–65; 1967–71) and managing director of the International Monetary Fund (1973–78). He also wrote books on Universal Sufism and economics.

Personal facts

Johan Witteveen
Alias (AKA)Witteveen Hendrikus Johannes
Birth dateJune 12, 1921
Birth nameHendrikus Johannes Witteveen
Birth place
Zeist
Religion
Universal Sufism
Residence
Wassenaar
Education
Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Office holder

associate
Joop Bakker
office
Deputy Prime Minister
Member of the House of Representatives
Member of the Senate
Minister of Finance
5th Managing Director of the IMF
party
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
prime minister
successor
Jacques de Larosière
Anne Vondeling
Molly Geertsema

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