His Excellency
Louis van de Laar
Louis van de Laar in 1964
Mayor of Bergen op Zoom
In office
16 October 1965 – 1 September 1981
Preceded byLeonard Peters
Succeeded byPieter Zevenbergen
State Secretary for Education,
Arts and Sciences
In office
24 October 1963 – 14 April 1965
Serving with Hans Grosheide
Prime MinisterVictor Marijnen
Preceded byHarry Janssen
Ynso Scholten
Succeeded byHans Grosheide
as State Secretary for Education
and Sciences
Personal details
Born
Louis Josephus Maria van de Laar

(1921-12-24)24 December 1921
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Died25 January 2004(2004-01-25) (aged 82)
Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations		Catholic People's Party
(until 1980)
Alma materRadboud University Nijmegen
(Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Economics, Master of Arts, Master of Economics)
OccupationPolitician · historian · teacher · author

Louis Josephus Maria van de Laar (24 December 1921 – 25 January 2004) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and historian.

Education

Van de Laar attended the minor seminary in Sint-Michielsgestel and subsequently the Sint-Janslyceum (a gymnasium) in 's-Hertogenbosch. In 1939, he started studying at the Radboud University Nijmegen, where he obtained master's degrees in history and economics in 1947.[1] He continued his studies in history from 1945 to 1946 at the Sorbonne and École pratique des hautes études (Paris).[2]

Career

After finishing his studies, van de Laar became a history teacher and then rector at several secondary schools. From 1963 to 1965, he was state secretary at the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science in the Marijnen cabinet for the Catholic People's Party.[3] Through this function, he became one of the founders of the Dutch Language Union.[4]

In October 1965, he became mayor of Bergen op Zoom, where he remained until his retirement in 1981.[2] During his mandate he succeeded in enticing Philip Morris and General Electric Plastics to build large production centres in Bergen op Zoom and initiated the restoration of the city palace, the Markiezenhof.[5]

Awards

Van de Laar received the following awards:

References

  1. ↑ Spoor, Roland (1971). "Gesprek met L.J.M. van de Laar". Neerlandia. 75: 235–236. ISSN 0028-2383. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Drs. L.J.M. (Louis) van de Laar". Parlement & Politiek. Parlementair Documentatie Centrum, Leiden University. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Oud-KVP-staatssecretaris Van de Laar op 82-jarige leeftijd overleden". Parlement & Politiek. Parlementair Documentatie Centrum, Leiden University. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Louis J.M. van de Laar krijgt de Taalunieprijs ..." NRC Handelsblad. 7 July 1992. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Oud-burgemeester Bergen op Zoom overleden". Nieuws. Omroep Brabant. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Taaluniepenning voor Louis van de Laar". Gazet van Antwerpen. 14 September 1992. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

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