Sidney J. van den Bergh

Sidney J. van den Bergh
Sidney J. van den Bergh
	Sidney J. van den Bergh in 1968
Member of the Senate
	In office; 17 September 1963 – 10 May 1971
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Minister of Defence
	In office; 19 May 1959 – 1 August 1959
Prime Minister	Jan de Quay
Preceded by	Kees Staf
Succeeded by	Jan de Quay (Ad interim)
Personal details
Born	Sidney James van den Bergh; 25 October 1898; Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	25 September 1977 (aged 78); Wassenaar, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy ; (from 1948)
Other political; affiliations	Committee-Oud (1947–1948) ; Independent (1946–1947) ; Free-thinking ; Democratic League (1920–1946)
Spouse(s)	Geertruida Gerhardt (m. 1920; div. 1928) ; Sibendiena van den Berg (m. 1928; div. 1940) ; Maria Meijers (m. 1940; died 1957) ; Helga Bendix (m. 1960; died 1971) ; Nicolette van Wijk (m. 1972; his death 1977)
Children	2 sons (first marriage) ; 1 son (second marriage) ; 2 sons and 1 daughter ; (third marriage) ; 1 daughter (fourth marriage)
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam ; (Bachelor of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Army Officer
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1933–1939 (Reserve) ; 1939–1946 (Active duty)
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands; Battle of France;

Sidney James van den Bergh (25 October 1898 – 25 September 1977) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.[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	15 August 1946	Honorable discharge
Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	25 September 1960
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 1968
Awards
Ribbon bar	Awards	Organization	Date	Comment
	Honorary Member	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	29 March 1969

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References

"Bergh, Sidney James van den (1898-1977)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) S.J. (Sidney) van den Bergh Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) S.J. van den Bergh (VVD) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Political offices
Preceded by Kees Staf	Minister of Defence 1959–1960	Succeeded by Jan de Quay Ad interim

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[1] "Bergh, Sidney James van den (1898-1977)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

De Quay cabinet (1959–1963)
Preceded: Second Beel cabinet Succeed: Marijnen cabinet
Prime Minister	Jan de Quay (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Henk Korthals (Transport and Water Management and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Edzo Toxopeus (Interior) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Jelle Zijlstra (Finance) Albert Beerman (Justice) Jan de Pous (Economic Affairs) Sidney J. van den Bergh (Defence) (1959) Jan de Quay (Defence) (Ad interim) Sim Visser (Defence) (from 1959) Charles van Rooy (Social Affairs and Health) (1959–1961) Victor Marijnen (Social Affairs and Health) (Ad interim) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) (from 1961) Jo Cals (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1959–1961) Marga Klompé (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1961–1962) (Ad interim) Jo Cals (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1962–1963) Marga Klompé (Education, Arts and Sciences) (from 1963) (Ad interim) Victor Marijnen (Agriculture and Fisheries) Jan van Aartsen (Housing and Construction) Marga Klompé (Social Work)
State Secretaries	Norbert Schmelzer (General Affairs) Theo Bot (Interior) Hans van Houten (Foreign Affairs) Willem van den Berge (Finance) Gerard Veldkamp (Economic Affairs) (1959–1961) Frans Gijzels (Economic Affairs) (from 1961) Michael Calmeyer (Defence) Piet de Jong (Defence) Bauke Roolvink (Social Affairs and Health) Ynso Scholten (Education, Arts and Sciences) Gerard Stubenrouch (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1959–1962) (†) Harry Janssen (Education, Arts and Sciences) (from 1962) Eddie Stijkel (Transport and Water Management)