Ed van Thijn

Ed van Thijn
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Member of the Senate
In office June 8, 1999 – June 12, 2007
Minister of the Interior
In office January 18, 1994 – May 27, 1994
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Ernst Hirsch Ballin
Succeeded by	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta
Mayor of Amsterdam
In office June 16, 1983 – January 18, 1994
Preceded by	Wim Polak
Succeeded by	Schelto Patijn
Member of the House of Representatives
In office September 16, 1982 – June 16, 1983
Minister of the Interior
In office September 11, 1981 – May 29, 1982
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Hans Wiegel
Succeeded by	Max Rood
Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives
In office May 15, 1973 – January 16, 1978
Preceded by	Joop den Uyl
Succeeded by	Joop den Uyl
Member of the House of Representatives
In office February 23, 1967 – September 11, 1981
Personal details
Born	Eduard van Thijn (1934-08-16) August 16, 1934 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	First wife (1964-1972; divorced) Eveline Herfkens (m. 1983-1990; divorced) 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 (Master of Science)
Occupation	Politician Author Professor
Religion	Progressive Judaism

Eduard "Ed" van Thijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛt fɑnˈtɛi̯n]; born August 16, 1934) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 23 February 1967 until 11 September 1981. When Joop den Uyl became Prime Minister, Van Thijn became the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives, serving from 15 May 1973 until 16 January 1978. He became Minister of the Interior serving from 11 September 1981 until 29 May 1982 in the Cabinet Van Agt II and again a Member of the House of Representatives from 16 September 1982 until 16 June 1983. He became Mayor of Amsterdam, serving as Mayor from 16 June 1983 until resignation on 18 January 1994 to become again Minister of the Interior serving from 18 January 1994 until 27 May 1994, when he resigned following the IRT-affair. He later served as a Member of the Senate from 8 June 1999 until 12 June 2007.

Personal life

Although not raised religiously observant, in recent years he orients himself with Progressive Judaism.

Decorations

• Netherlands
  • Order of the Netherlands Lion
    • Knight (April 3, 1979)
  • Order of Orange-Nassau
    • Commander (September 9, 1982)
    • Grand Officer (October 8, 1994)

External links

Official

• (Dutch) Drs. E. (Ed) van Thijn Parlement & Politiek
• (Dutch) Drs. E. van Thijn (PvdA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Party political offices
Preceded by Joop den Uyl	Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives 1973-1978	Succeeded by Joop den Uyl
Government offices
Preceded by Hans Wiegel	Minister of the Interior 1981-1982	Succeeded by Max Rood
Preceded by Ernst Hirsch Ballin	Minister of the Interior 1994	Succeeded by Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta
Political offices
Preceded by Wim Polak	Mayor of Amsterdam 1982-1994	Succeeded by Schelto Patijn