Ed van Thijn

Ed van Thijn
Ed van Thijn in 2010
Member of the Senate
In office 8 June 1999 – 12 June 2007
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Mayor of Amsterdam
In office 16 June 1983 – 18 January 1994
Preceded by	Enneüs Heerma (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Frank de Grave (Acting)
Minister of the Interior
In office 18 January 1994 – 27 May 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta
In office 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Hans Wiegel
Succeeded by	Max Rood
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 8 September 1977 – 16 January 1978
Preceded by	Joop den Uyl
Succeeded by	Joop den Uyl
In office 11 May 1973 – 8 June 1977
Preceded by	Joop den Uyl
Succeeded by	Joop den Uyl
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 16 September 1982 – 16 June 1983
In office 23 February 1967 – 11 September 1981
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Personal details
Born	Eduard van Thijn (1934-08-16)August 16, 1934 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	19 December 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 87) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party (from 1954)
Spouse(s)	First wife (m. 1964; div. 1972) Eveline Herfkens (m. 1983; div. 1990) Odette Taminiau (m. 1992)
Domestic partner	Hedy d'Ancona (1973–1979)
Children	Carla van Thijn (born 1965) Marion van Thijn (born 1968)
Residence	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science)
Occupation	Politician · Historian · Sociologist · Researcher · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Management consultant · Political pundit · Editor · Author · Professor

Eduard "Ed" van Thijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːdyɑrt ˈɛt fɑn ˈtɛin]; 16 August 1934 – 19 December 2021) was a Dutch politician of Jewish descent. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA). He also was a historian. After the election of 1981 Van Thijn was appointed as Minister of the Interior, taking office on 11 September 1981. In May 1983 Van Thijn was nominated as the next Mayor of Amsterdam.

In January 1994, Van Thijn became Minister of the Interior again from 18 January 1994 until 27 May 1994, when he resigned following the IRT-affair. He later was a Senator from 8 June 1999 until 12 June 2007.

Van Thijn died on 19 December 2021 in Amsterdam from problems caused by Parkinson's disease, aged 87.