Frans-Jozef van Thiel

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Frans-Jozef van Thiel
Van Thiel in 1968
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office
29 January 1963 – 7 December 1972
Preceded byRad Kortenhorst
Succeeded byAnne Vondeling
Minister of Social Work
In office
9 September 1952 – 13 October 1956
Prime MinisterWillem Drees
Preceded byLouis Beel (Ad interim)
Succeeded byMarga Klompé
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
6 November 1956 – 7 December 1972
In office
3 July 1956 – 3 October 1956
In office
27 July 1948 – 15 July 1952
Parliamentary groupCatholic People's Party
Personal details
Born
Frans Joseph Frits Maria van Thiel

(1906-12-19)19 December 1906
Helmond, Netherlands
Died2 June 1993(1993-06-02) (aged 86)
Helmond, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic People's Party
(1945–1980)
Roman Catholic
State Party

(until 1945)
Spouse
Carolina Hoijng
(m. 1931)
Children4 sons and 2 daughters
Alma materRadboud University Nijmegen
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor · Corporate director · Nonprofit director

Frans Joseph Frits Maria "Frans-Jozef" van Thiel (19 December 1906 – 2 June 1993) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and lawyer.[1]

He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1948 until 1972, with exception of the fours years from 1952–1956 in which he served as minister of Social Work. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives in the period 29 January 1963 – 7 December 1972.

Decorations[edit]

Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 1964 Elevated from Commander (21 November 1956)
Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 7 December 1972

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Thiel, Frans Joseph Frits Maria van (1906-1993)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

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Official
Political offices
Preceded by
Louis Beel
Ad interim
Minister of Social Work
1952–1956
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the House of Representatives
1963–1972
Succeeded by