Joop Haex

Joop Haex
His Excellency; Joop Haex
	Joop Haex in 1963
State Secretary for Defence
	In office; 18 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 Serving with Adri van Es ; Bob Duynstee
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong
Preceded by	Gerard Peijnenburg
Succeeded by	Adri van Es
	In office; 14 August 1963 – 14 April 1965 Serving with Adri van Es ; Willem den Toom
Prime Minister	Victor Marijnen
Preceded by	Michael Calmeyer
Succeeded by	Gerard Peijnenburg
Personal details
Born	Joseph Constant Eugène Haex; 24 November 1911; Maastricht, Netherlands
Died	14 April 2002 (aged 90); Wassenaar, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (from 1980)
Other political; affiliations	Democratic Socialists '70 ; (1971–1975) ; Christian Historical Union ; (1963–1971, 1975–1980)
Spouse(s)	Françoise Molière (m. 1939; died 1989)
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy
Occupation	Politician · Army Officer · Corporate director · Nonprofit director
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1935–1963 (Active duty) ; 1963–1971 (Reserve)
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands; Battle of France;

Joseph Constant Eugène "Joop" Haex (24 November 1911 – 14 April 2002) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), an army officer and lieutenant general of the Royal Netherlands Army he served during World War II and the post-war years.[1]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Decoration	Country	Date	Comment
Military decorations
	Mobilisation War Cross	Netherlands	1 June 1945
	War Memorial Cross	Netherlands	5 May 1946
	Distinction sign for Long-term, Honest and Loyal Service	Netherlands	14 August 1963	Honorable discharge
Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	20 April 1965
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	17 July 1971	Elevated from Officer (1 September 1966)

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Political offices
Preceded by Michael Calmeyer	State Secretary for Defence 1963–1965 1967–1971 Served alongside: Adri van Es (1963–1971) Willem den Toom (1963–1965) Bob Duynstee (1967–1971)	Succeeded by Gerard Peijnenburg
Preceded by Gerard Peijnenburg		Succeeded by Adri van Es

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State Secretaries for Defence of the Netherlands
Ministry of Defence
Army	Moorman Fockema Andreae Kranenburg Van Veen Calmeyer Haex Peijnenburg Haex
Navy	Moorman De Jong Van Es
Air Force	Moorman Fockema Andreae Kranenburg Van Veen Calmeyer Den Toom Borghouts Schaper Duynstee
Defence	Van Es Mommersteeg Van Lent Stemerdink Van Eekelen Stemerdink Van Houwelingen Schwietert Hoekzema Van Voorst tot Voorst Frinking Gmelich Meijling Van Hoof Van der Knaap De Vries Visser

De Jong cabinet (1967–1971)
Preceded: Zijlstra cabinet Succeed: First Biesheuvel cabinet
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Johan Witteveen (Finance) Joop Bakker (Transport and Water Management and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Henk Beernink (Interior) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Carel Polak (Justice) Leo de Block (Economic Affairs) (1967–1970) Johan Witteveen (Economic Affairs) (Ad interim) Roelof Nelissen (Economic Affairs) (from 1970) Willem den Toom (Defence) Bauke Roolvink (Social Affairs and Health) Gerard Veringa (Education and Sciences) Pierre Lardinois (Agriculture and Fisheries) Wim Schut (Housing and Spatial Planning) Marga Klompé (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Minister without portfolio	Bé Udink (Aid to Developing Countries)
State Secretaries	Chris van Veen (Interior) Hans de Koster (Foreign Affairs) Ferd Grapperhaus (Finance) Klaas Wiersma (Justice) Louis van Son (Economic Affairs) Joop Haex (Defence) Adri van Es (Defence) Bob Duynstee (Defence) Roelof Kruisinga (Social Affairs and Health) Hans Grosheide (Education and Sciences) Mike Keyzer (Transport and Water Management) Hein van de Poel (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)

Marijnen cabinet (1963–1965)
Preceded: De Quay cabinet Succeed: Cals cabinet
Prime Minister	Victor Marijnen (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel (Agriculture and Fisheries and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Edzo Toxopeus (Interior) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Johan Witteveen (Finance) Ynso Scholten (Justice) Koos Andriessen (Economic Affairs) Piet de Jong (Defence) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) Theo Bot (Education, Arts and Sciences) Jan van Aartsen (Transport and Water Management) Pieter Bogaers (Housing and Construction) Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen (Social Work)
State Secretaries	Leo de Block (Foreign Affairs) Isaäc Nicolaas Diepenhorst (Foreign Affairs) Willem Hendrik van den Berge (Finance) Joop Bakker (Economic Affairs) Joop Haex (Defence) Adri van Es (Defence) Willem den Toom (Defence) José de Meijer (Social Affairs and Health) Louis Bartels (Social Affairs and Health) Hans Grosheide (Education, Arts and Sciences) Louis van de Laar (Education, Arts and Sciences) Mike Keyzer (Transport and Water Management)