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Johan Witteveen


5th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
In office September 1, 1973 – June 18, 1978
Preceded by	Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
Succeeded by	Jacques de Larosière
Member of the Senate
In office June 8, 1971 – September 1, 1973
Minister of Finance
In office April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong
Preceded by	Jelle Zijlstra
Succeeded by	Roelof Nelissen
Deputy Prime Minister
In office April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971Serving with Joop Bakker
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong
Preceded by	Jan de Quay Barend Biesheuvel
Succeeded by	Roelof Nelissen Molly Geertsema
Member of the House of Representatives
In office September 21, 1965 – April 5, 1967
Minister of Finance
In office July 24, 1963 – April 14, 1965
Prime Minister	Victor Marijnen
Preceded by	Jelle Zijlstra
Succeeded by	Anne Vondeling
Member of the House of Representatives
In office June 5, 1963 – July 24, 1963
Member of the Senate
In office December 23, 1958 – June 5, 1963

Personal details
Born	Hendrikus Johannes Witteveen (1921-06-12) June 12, 1921 (age 103) Zeist, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Spouse	Liesbeth de Vries Feijens
Residence(s)	Wassenaar, Netherlands
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (M.Econ, PhD)
Occupation	Politician Economist Professor

Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen (born June 12, 1921) is a retired Dutch economist, emeritus professor and politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He served as a Member of the Senate from December 23, 1958 until June 5, 1963 when he became a Member of the House of Representatives serving from June 5, 1963 until July 24, 1963 when he became Minister of Finance serving from July 24, 1963 until April 14, 1965, in the Cabinet Marijnen. And again a Member of the House of Representatives serving serving from September 21, 1965 until April 5, 1967 when he returned as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister serving from April 5, 1967 until July 6, 1971, in the Cabinet de Jong. He again returned to the Senate serving from June 8, 1971 until September 1, 1973 when he became the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, serving from September 1, 1973 until June 18, 1978.

From 1947–1963, he worked at the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis under Jan Tinbergen and Fred Polak. From 1978 to 1985 he was the first chairman of the Washington based economics body, the Group of Thirty. Currently he is on the Advisory Board and Professor of Economics at the European Management Institute.

Decorations

Order of Orange-Nassau
- Commander (July 17, 1971)
Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Commander (April 25, 1979)

References

External links

Template:Nl icon Dr. H.J. (Johan) Witteveen (Parlement & Politiek)
Template:Nl icon Dr. H.J. Witteveen (VVD) (Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal)

Government offices
Preceded byJelle Zijlstra	Minister of Finance 1963-1965	Succeeded byAnne Vondeling
Preceded byJelle Zijlstra	Minister of Finance 1967-1971	Succeeded byRoelof Nelissen
Civic offices
Preceded byPierre-Paul Schweitzer	Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund 1973–1978	Succeeded byJacques de Larosière

v t e IMF Managing Directors
Camille Gutt Ivar Rooth Per Jacobsson Pierre-Paul Schweitzer Johan Witteveen Jacques de Larosière Michel Camdessus Horst Köhler Rodrigo Rato Dominique Strauss-Kahn Christine Lagarde Kristalina Georgieva

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