Henk Hofstra

Hendrik Jan "Henk" Hofstra (28 September 1904 – 16 February 1999) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).^[1]

His Excellency Henk Hofstra
Henk Hofstra in 1984
Minister of Finance
In office 13 October 1956 – 22 December 1958
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Jo van de Kieft
Succeeded by	Jelle Zijlstra
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 20 March 1959 – 1 January 1961
In office 30 October 1946 – 13 October 1956
In office 20 November 1945 – 4 June 1946
Parliamentary group	Labour Party (1946–1961) Social Democratic Workers' Party (1945–1946)
Personal details
Born	Hendrik Jan Hofstra (1904-09-28)28 September 1904 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	16 February 1999(1999-02-16) (aged 94) Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1946)
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Workers' Party (until 1946)
Spouse	Willemine Odilia Petri ​ ​ (m. 1925; died 1979)​
Children	2 children
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Economist · Financial analyst · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Author · Professor

Decorations

Honours

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	22 December 1958
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	27 May 1989	Elevated from Knight (29 April 1955)