Frans-Jozef van Thiel

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]

His Excellency Frans-Jozef van Thiel
Van Thiel in 1968
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office 29 January 1963 – 7 December 1972
Preceded by	Rad Kortenhorst
Succeeded by	Anne Vondeling
Minister of Social Work
In office 9 September 1952 – 13 October 1956
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Louis Beel (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Marga 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 group	Catholic People's Party
Personal details
Born	Frans Joseph Frits Maria van Thiel (1906-12-19)19 December 1906 Helmond, Netherlands
Died	2 June 1993(1993-06-02) (aged 86) Helmond, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (1945–1980) Roman Catholic State Party (until 1945)
Spouse	Carolina Hoijng ​ (m. 1931)​
Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor · Corporate director · Nonprofit director

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

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