Harry van Doorn

His Excellency
Harry van Doorn
His Excellency Harry van Doorn
	Harry van Doorn in 1974
Minister of Culture, ; Recreation and Social Work
	In office; 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Piet Engels
Succeeded by	Til Gardeniers-Berendsen
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 3 July 1956 – 28 February 1968
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
Chairman of the Catholic People's Party
	In office; 30 May 1953 – 23 June 1962
Leader	Carl Romme (1953–1961) ; Wim de Kort (1961–1962)
Preceded by	Jan Andriessen
Succeeded by	Piet Aalberse Jr.
Personal details
Born	Henri Willem van Doorn; 6 October 1915; The Hague, Netherlands
Died	12 January 1992 (aged 76); Amersfoort, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1986)
Other political; affiliations	Political Party of Radicals ; (1968–1986) ; Catholic People's Party ; (1945–1968) ; Roman Catholic ; State Party (1938–1945)
Spouse	Cornelia de Jager (m. 1942)
Children	4 daughters and 2 sons
Alma mater	Leiden University ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor · Judge · Researcher · Nonprofit director · Media administrator

Henri Willem "Harry" van Doorn (6 October 1915 – 12 January 1992) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later co-founder of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR).^[1]

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Honour	Country	Date
Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre	Holy See	10 December 1962
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	30 April 1966
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	11 April 1978

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