Maarten Vrolijk

Dutch politician

His Excellency Maarten Vrolijk
Maarten Vrolijk in (1965)

Extraordinary Member of the Council of State
In office 1 December 1984 – 1 June 1989
Vice President	Willem Scholten
Queen's Commissioner of South Holland
In office 1 April 1972 – 1 June 1984
Monarchs	Juliana (1972–1980) Beatrix (1980–1984)
Preceded by	Jan Klaasesz
Succeeded by	Schelto Patijn
Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work
In office 14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966
Prime Minister	Jo Cals
Preceded by	Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen as Minister of Social Work
Succeeded by	Marga Klompé
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 February 1967 – 10 March 1972
In office 6 November 1956 – 5 June 1963
Parliamentary group	Labour Party

Personal details
Born	Maarten Vrolijk (1919-05-14)14 May 1919 Scheveningen, Netherlands
Died	7 February 1994(1994-02-07) (aged 74) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1952)
Alma mater	Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Journalist · Poet · Author

Maarten Vrolijk (14 May 1919 – 7 February 1994) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).^[1]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	5 December 1966
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	1 June 1984

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Political offices
Preceded by Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen as Minister of Social Work	Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work 1965–1966	Succeeded by Marga Klompé
Preceded by Jan Klaasesz	Queen's Commissioner of South Holland 1972–1984	Succeeded by Schelto Patijn

Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Social Work

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Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Beel Van Thiel Klompé Schouwenaar-Franssen Vrolijk Klompé Engels Van Doorn Gardeniers-Berendsen Van der Louw De Boer Gardeniers-Berendsen Brinkman d'Ancona Ritzen Borst Bomhoff De Geus Hoogervorst Klink Schippers Bruins Van Rijn Ark De Jonge Helder

v t e Cals cabinet (1965–1966)
Preceded: Marijnen cabinet Succeed: Zijlstra cabinet
Prime Minister	Jo Cals (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Anne Vondeling (Finance) Barend Biesheuvel (Agriculture and Fisheries and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Jan Smallenbroek (Interior) (1965–1966) Ivo Samkalden (Interior) (Ad interim) Koos Verdam (Interior) (from 1966) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Ivo Samkalden (Justice) Joop den Uyl (Economic Affairs) Piet de Jong (Defence) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst (Education and Sciences) Ko Suurhoff (Transport and Water Management) (1965–1966) Pieter Bogaers (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim) Ko Suurhoff (Transport and Water Management) (from 1966) Pieter Bogaers (Housing and Spatial Planning) Maarten Vrolijk (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Minister without portfolio	Theo Bot (Aid to Developing Countries)
State Secretaries	Theo Westerhout (Interior) Leo de Block (Foreign Affairs) Max van der Stoel (Foreign Affairs) Wiel Hoefnagels (Finance) Joop Bakker (Economic Affairs) Gerard Peijnenburg (Defence) Adri van Es (Defence) Jan Borghouts (Defence) (1965–1966) Heije Schaper (Defence) (from 1966) José de Meijer (Social Affairs and Health) Louis Bartels (Social Affairs and Health) Hans Grosheide (Education and Sciences) Siep Posthumus (Transport and Water Management) Cees Egas (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)