Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart

Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart
Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart
	Van Heuven Goedhart (Regent's Park London, 1944)
1st United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
	In office; 1 January 1951 – 8 July 1956
Preceded by	Fridtjof Nansen (League of Nations High Commissioner)
Succeeded by	Auguste R. Lindt
Senator
	In office; 22 October 1947 – 1 January 1951
Minister of Justice
	In office; 12 July 1944 – 23 February 1945
Preceded by	Johannes Regnerus Maria van Angeren
Succeeded by	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Personal details
Born	Gerrit Jan Goedhart; 19 March 1901; Bussum, Netherlands
Died	8 July 1956 (aged 55); Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Francis Becht (1924-1931); Erna Hauan (1932-1956)
Alma mater	Leiden University (Dr.)
Occupation	Politician ; Diplomat ; Journalist
Awards	Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1949); 1954 Nobel Peace Prize (1954; as UNHCR); Wateler Peace Prize (1956)

Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (19 March 1901 – 8 July 1956) was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was the first United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1951 to 1956.^[1]^[2]