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Henk Hofstra

Dutch politician (1904–1999)

His Excellency Henk Hofstra
Henk Hofstra in 1984

Minister of Finance
In office 13 October 1956 – 22 December 1958
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Jo van de Kieft
Succeeded by	Jelle Zijlstra
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 20 March 1959 – 1 January 1961
In office 30 October 1946 – 13 October 1956
In office 20 November 1945 – 4 June 1946
Parliamentary group	Labour Party (1946–1961) Social Democratic Workers' Party (1945–1946)

Personal details
Born	Hendrik Jan Hofstra (1904-09-28)28 September 1904 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	16 February 1999(1999-02-16) (aged 94) Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1946)
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Workers' Party (until 1946)
Spouse	Willemine Odilia Petri (m. 1925; died 1979)
Children	2 children
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Economist · Financial analyst · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author · Professor

Hendrik Jan "Henk" Hofstra (28 September 1904 – 16 February 1999) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).^[1]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	22 December 1958
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	27 May 1989	Elevated from Knight (29 April 1955)

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Political offices
Preceded by Jo van de Kieft	Minister of Finance 1956–1958	Succeeded by Jelle Zijlstra
Business positions
Preceded by Unknown	Vice Chairman of Damen Verolme Rotterdam 1961–1966	Succeeded by Unknown

Ministry of Finance

v t e Third Drees cabinet (1956–1958)
Preceded: Second Drees cabinet Succeed: Second Beel cabinet
Prime Minister	Willem Drees (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Teun Struycken (Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations)
Ministers	Ko Suurhoff (Interior) (Ad interim) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Henk Hofstra (Finance) Ivo Samkalden (Justice) Jelle Zijlstra (Economic Affairs) Kees Staf (War and Navy) Ko Suurhoff (Social Affairs and Health) Jo Cals (Education, Arts and Sciences) Jacob Algera (Transport and Water Management) (1956–1958) Herman Witte (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim) Jan van Aartsen (Transport and Water Management) (1958) Sicco Mansholt (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) (1956–1958) Kees Staf (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) (Ad interim) Anne Vondeling (Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies) (1958) Herman Witte (Housing and Construction) Marga Klompé (Social Work) Kees Staf (Colonial Affairs) (Ad interim) Gerard Helders (Colonial Affairs)
State Secretaries	Norbert Schmelzer (Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations) Ernst van der Beugel (Foreign Affairs) Gerard Veldkamp (Economic Affairs) Ferdinand Kranenburg (War) (1956–1958) Meine van Veen (War) (1958) Harry Moorman (Navy) Aat van Rhijn (Social Affairs and Health) Anna de Waal (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1956–1957) René Höppener (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1956–1957)