Jan van den Brink

Johannes Roelof Maria "Jan" van den Brink (12 April 1915 – 19 July 2006) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and businessman.^[1] He was minister of Economic Affairs in three successive governments from 1948 till 1952. At several occasions he turned down an offer to become prime minister.

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Jan van den Brink
Van den Brink in 1948
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office 20 January 1948 – 2 September 1952
Prime Minister	Louis Beel (1948) Willem Drees (1948–1952)
Preceded by	Sicco Mansholt (ad interim)
Succeeded by	Jelle Zijlstra
Member of the Senate
In office 27 July 1948 – 12 August 1948
In office 20 November 1945 – 20 January 1948
Personal details
Born	Johannes Roelof Maria van den Brink (1915-05-12)12 May 1915 Laren, Netherlands
Died	19 July 2006(2006-07-19) (aged 91) Hilversum, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (1945–1980) Roman Catholic State Party (1933–1945)
Spouse	Anneke van den Brink ​ ​ (m. 1946; died 1998)​
Children	4 daughters
Alma mater	Tilburg University (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Economist · Researcher · Financial adviser · Financial analyst · Businessman · Banker · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Painter · Art collector · Author · Professor

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