Hein Vos

Hein Vos
Hein Vos
	Hein Vos in 1961
Member of the Council of State
	In office; 21 February 1968 – 23 April 1972
Vice President	Louis Beel
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
	In office; 15 November 1960 – 16 February 1968
Preceded by	Joris in 't Veld
Succeeded by	Maarten de ; Niet Gerritzoon
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Member of the Senate
	In office; 6 November 1956 – 16 February 1968
Parliamentary group	Labour Party
Chairman of the Labour Party
	In office; 10 May 1960 – 24 March 1961 ; Ad interim
Leader	Jaap Burger
Preceded by	Evert Vermeer
Succeeded by	Ko Suurhoff
	In office; 5 June 1953 – 23 February 1955
Leader	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Koos Vorrink
Succeeded by	Evert Vermeer
Member of the Social ; and Economic Council
	In office; 1 June 1950 – 21 February 1968
Chairman	See list Frans de Vries ; (1950–1958) ; Gerard Verrijn Stuart ; (1958–1964) ; Jan de Pous ; (1964–1968);
Minister of Transport and ; Water Management
	In office; 1 March 1947 – 7 August 1948
Prime Minister	Louis Beel
Preceded by	Himself ; as Minister of Transport
Succeeded by	Josef van Schaik (Ad interim)
Minister of Public Works ; and Reconstruction
	In office; 15 November 1946 – 3 March 1947 ; Ad interim
Prime Minister	Louis Beel
Preceded by	Johan Ringers
Succeeded by	Lambertus Neher ; as Minister of Reconstruction ; and Housing
Minister of Transport
	In office; 3 July 1946 – 1 March 1947
Prime Minister	Louis Beel
Preceded by	Steef van Schaik ; as Minister of Transport ; and Energy
Succeeded by	Himself ; as Minister of Transport ; and Water Management
Minister of Commerce ; and Industry
	In office; 25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946
Prime Minister	Willem Schermerhorn
Preceded by	Hans Gispen ; as Minister of Commerce, ; Industry and Agriculture
Succeeded by	Gerardus Huysmans ; as Minister of Economic Affairs
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 27 July 1948 – 16 December 1948
	In office; 4 June 1946 – 9 July 1946
	In office; 8 June 1937 – 25 June 1945
Parliamentary group	Labour Party (1946–1948) ; Social Democratic ; Workers' Party (1937–1946)
Personal details
Born	Hendrik Vos; 5 July 1903; Tijnje, Netherlands
Died	April 23, 1972 (aged 68); Wassenaar, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party (from 1946)
Other political; affiliations	Social Democratic ; Workers' Party (1923–1946)
Domestic partner	Aar van de Werfhorst ; (1945–1972)
Alma mater	Delft Institute of Technology ; (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Economist · Civil engineer · Researcher · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade Union leader · Media administrator · Editor · Author

Hendrik "Hein" Vos (5 July 1903 – 23 April 1972) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later the Labour Party (PvdA) and economist.[1]

Vos attended a Gymnasium in Heerenveen from April 1917 until May 1921 and applied at the Delft Institute of Technology in June 1921 majoring in Electrical engineering and obtaining an Bachelor of Engineering degree in June 1923 before graduating with an Master of Engineering degree in July 1927. Vos worked as a civil servant for the municipality of Deventer from July 1927 until September 1928 and for the Patent Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs from September 1928 until July 1934. Vos served on the Municipal Council of Rijswijk from 1 September 1931 until 22 July 1934. Vos worked as a trade union leader for the Dutch Trade Unions association (NVV) from July 1934 until 8 June 1937 and as the director of the Social Democratic Workers' Party think tank from July 1934 until May 1940. Vos also served as Editor-in-chief of the party newspaper Vrijheid, Arbeid en Brood from June 1935 until May 1940. Vos served on the Municipal Council of Amsterdam from 3 September 1935 until 5 September 1939.

Vos was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1937, taking office on 8 June 1937 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Economic Affairs. On 10 May 1940 Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands and the government fled to London to escape the German occupation. During the German occupation Vos continued to serve as a Member of the House of Representatives in in name only but in reality the de facto political influence of the House of Representatives was marginalized by the German occupation authority. Following the end of World War II Queen Wilhelmina ordered the formation of a Government of National unity to serve as a caretaker capacity until the new election with Vos appointed as Minister of Commerce and Industry in the Cabinet Schermerhorn–Drees, taking office on 25 June 1945. On 9 February 1946 the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP), the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) choose to merge to form the Labour Party (PvdA). After the election of 1946 Vos returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 4 June 1946. Following the cabinet formation of 1946 Vos was appointed as Minister of Transport in the Cabinet Beel I, taking office on 3 July 1946. Vos served as acting Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction from 15 November 1946 until 3 March 1947 following the resignation Johan Ringers. On 1 March 1947 the Minister of Transport was renamed as the Minister of Transport and Water Management. After the election of 1948 Vos again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 27 July 1948. Following the cabinet formation of 1948 Vos was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Beel I was replaced by the Cabinet Drees-Van Schaik on 7 August 1948 and he continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Economic Affairs and Small business.

In December 1948 Vos was named as Chief executive officer (CEO) of the insurance company NV Centrale Algemene Levensverzekeringsmaatschappij, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 16 December 1948 and was installed as CEO on 1 January 1949. Vos remained in active in national politics, he served as Chairman of the Labour Party from 5 June 1953 until 23 February 1955. Vos was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1956, taking office on 6 November 1956 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Finances and Agriculture. After the Senate election of 1960 Vos was selected as Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the Senate, taking office on 15 November 1960. In February 1968 Vos was nominated as a Member of the Council of State, he resigned as Parliamentary leader and as a Member of the House of Representatives on 16 February 1968 and was installed as a Member of the Council of State, taking office on 21 February 1968.

Vos was known for his abilities as a manager and policy wonk. He holds the distinction as the first known LGBT Member of the House of Representatives and government Minister of the Netherlands, this fact was an open secret in Dutch politics at that time.[2][3]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	31 August 1948
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 1964

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References

(in Dutch) Hein Vos, Biografisch Woordenboek van het Socialisme en de Arbeidersbeweging in Nederland, 10 July 2002
(in Dutch) Ir. H. Vos, Parlementair Documentatie Centrum, 10 December 2010
(in Dutch) Homo politicus, Uitgeverij Balans, 17 March 2016

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Ir. H. (Hein) Vos Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Ir. H. Vos (PvdA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Party political offices
Preceded by Koos Vorrink	Chairman of the Labour Party 1953–1955 1960–1961 Ad interim	Succeeded by Evert Vermeer
Preceded by Evert Vermeer		Succeeded by Ko Suurhoff
Preceded by Joris in 't Veld	Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the Senate 1960–1968	Succeeded by Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon
Political offices
Preceded by Hans Gispen as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture	Minister of Commerce and Industry 1945–1946	Succeeded by Gerardus Huysmans as Minister of Economic Affairs
Preceded by Steef van Schaik as Minister of Transport and Energy	Minister of Transport 1946–1947	Succeeded by Himself as Minister of Transport and Water Management
Preceded by Johan Ringers	Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction Ad interim 1946–1947	Succeeded by Lambertus Neher as Minister of Reconstruction and Housing
Preceded by Himself as Minister of Transport	Minister of Transport and Water Management 1947–1948	Succeeded by Josef van Schaik Ad interim
Civic offices
Preceded by Louis Regout Jr.	Vice Chairman of the Mine Council 1948–1956	Succeeded by Unknown
Business positions
Preceded by Unknown	CEO and Chairman of the Centrale 1949–1968	Succeeded by Unknown
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus	Chairman of the Supervisory board of the International Institute of Social History 1950–1968	Succeeded by Unknown
Media offices
Preceded by Unknown	Chairman of the Supervisory board of Vrij Nederland 1948–1956	Succeeded by Unknown

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[1] (in Dutch) Hein Vos, Biografisch Woordenboek van het Socialisme en de Arbeidersbeweging in Nederland, 10 July 2002

[2] (in Dutch) Ir. H. Vos, Parlementair Documentatie Centrum, 10 December 2010

[3] (in Dutch) Homo politicus, Uitgeverij Balans, 17 March 2016

First Beel cabinet (1946–1948)
Preceded: Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet Succeed: Drees–Van Schaik cabinet
Prime Minister	Louis Beel (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Willem Drees (Social Affairs)
Ministers	Louis Beel (Interior) (1946–1947) Piet Witteman (Interior) (from 1947) Pim van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout (Foreign Affairs) Piet Lieftinck (Finance) Johan van Maarseveen (Justice) Gerardus Huysmans (Economic Affairs) (1946–1948) Sicco Mansholt (Economic Affairs) (Ad interim) Jan van den Brink (Economic Affairs) (from 1948) Alexander Fiévez (War) Alexander Fiévez (Navy) (Ad interim) Jules Schagen van Leeuwen (Navy) (1946–1947) Alexander Fiévez (Navy) (from 1947) Jos Gielen (Education, Arts and Sciences) Hein Vos (Transport) (1946–1947) Hein Vos (Transport and Water Management) (from 1947) Johan Ringers (Public Works and Reconstruction (1946) Hein Vos (Public Works and Reconstruction (1946–1947) (Ad interim) Lambertus Neher (Reconstruction and Housing (1947–1948) Joris in 't Veld (Reconstruction and Housing (from 1948) Jan Jonkman (Colonial Affairs)
Ministers without portfolio	Eelco van Kleffens (United Nations Affairs) Lubbertus Götzen (Indonesian Monetary Policy)

Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet (1945–1946)
Preceded: Third Gerbrandy cabinet Succeed: First Beel cabinet
Prime Minister	Willem Schermerhorn (General Warfare)
Deputy Prime Minister	Willem Drees (Social Affairs)
Ministers	Louis Beel (Interior) Eelco van Kleffens (Foreign Affairs) (1945–1946) Herman van Roijen (Foreign Affairs) (from 1946) Piet Lieftinck (Finance) Hans Kolfschoten (Justice) Hein Vos (Commerce and Industry) Jo Meynen (War) Jim de Booy (Navy and Shipping) Gerard van der Leeuw (Education, Arts and Sciences) Steef van Schaik (Transport and Energy) Sicco Mansholt (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) Johan Ringers (Public Works and Reconstruction) Johann Logemann (Colonial Affairs)
Ministers without portfolio	Herman van Roijen (United Nations Affairs) (1945–1946) Eelco van Kleffens (United Nations Affairs) (from 1946)