Joop den Uyl

Joop den Uyl

Johannes Marten "Joop" den Uyl (born August 9, 1919 in Hilversum - December 24, 1987 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).

Den Uyl was Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 to 1977, the so-called Den Uyl cabinet.

He was als a member of the Second Chamber, an alderman of Amsterdam, and a government minister.

He studied economics at the University of Amsterdam.

Although raised a Reformed Christian, he turned agnostic.

Den Uyl died of a brain tumor, aged 68.

References

• (in Dutch) Bio at Parlement.com

Post-war prime ministers of the Netherlands

Alphabetical
Dries van Agt (CDA) --- Jan Peter Balkenende (CDA) --- Louis Beel (KVP) --- Barend Biesheuvel (ARP) --- Jo Cals (KVP) --- Willem Drees (PvdA) --- Piet de Jong (KVP) --- Wim Kok (PvdA) --- Ruud Lubbers (CDA) --- Vic Marijnen (KVP) --- Jan de Quay (KVP) --- Mark Rutte (VVD) --- Wim Schermerhorn (VDB) --- Joop den Uyl (PvdA) --- Jelle Zijlstra (ARP)

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Chronological
Wim Schermerhorn (VDB, 1945-1946) --- Louis Beel (KVP, 1946-1948) --- Willem Drees (PvdA, 1948-1958) --- Louis Beel (KVP, 1958-1959) --- Jan de Quay (KVP, 1959-1963) --- Vic Marijnen (KVP, 1963-1965) --- Jo Cals (KVP, 1965-1966) --- Jelle Zijlstra (ARP, 1966-1967) --- Piet de Jong (KVP, 1967-1971) --- Barend Biesheuvel (ARP, 1971-1973) --- Joop den Uyl (PvdA, 1973-1977) --- Dries van Agt (CDA, 1977-1982) --- Ruud Lubbers (CDA, 1982-1994) --- Wim Kok (PvdA, 1994-2002) --- Jan Peter Balkenende (CDA, 2002-2010) --- Mark Rutte (VVD, 2010-)