Jo van de Kieft

{{short description|Dutch politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix = His Excellency

|name = Jo van de Kieft

|image = Johan van de Kieft 1955 (1).jpg

|imagesize = 250px

|caption = Jo van de Kieft in 1955

|office = Minister of Finance

|term_start = 2 September 1952

|term_end = 13 October 1956

|primeminister = Willem Drees

|predecessor = Willem Drees (Ad interim)

|successor = Henk Hofstra

|office1 = Parliamentary leader in the Senate

|term_start1 = 27 March 1947

|term_end1 = 15 July 1952

|predecessor1 = Marius Reinalda

|successor1 = Kees Woudenberg

|parliamentarygroup1= Labour Party

|office2 = Member of the Senate

|term_start2 = 18 October 1945

|term_end2 = 15 July 1952

|parliamentarygroup2= Labour Party
(1946–1952)
Social Democratic
Workers' Party

(1945–1946)

|birthname = Johan van de Kieft

|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1884|05|21}}

|birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands

|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1970|08|22|1884|05|21}}

|death_place = Assen, Netherlands

|nationality = Dutch

|party = Labour Party (from 1946)

|otherparty = Social Democratic
Workers' Party
(1908–1946)

|spouse = {{plainlist|

  • {{marriage|Cornelia Bolderheij|21 May 1908|16 May 1938|reason=died}}
  • {{marriage|Friederika Simon|29 August 1939|24 November 1965|reason=died}}
  • {{marriage|Neeltje Faassen|24 July 1968}}

}}

|children = 5 daughters and 2 sons
(first marriage)

|residence =

|alma_mater =

|occupation = Politician · Businessman · Accountant · Salesman · Nonprofit director

|signature =

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Johan "Jo" van de Kieft (21 May 1884 – 22 August 1970) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and businessman.

Biography

He was a municipal councillor in Bussum.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll28ocqq/j_jo_van_de_kieft|title = J. (Jo) van de Kieft}}

Decorations

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| colspan=5 |Honours

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| Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion

| Netherlands

| 15 July 1952

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| Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

| France

| 1955

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| Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau

| Netherlands

| 21 November 1956

| Elevated from Knight (31 August 1946)

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