Jan van den Brink

Johannes Roelof Maria "Jan" van den Brink (12 April 1915 – 19 July 2006) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and businessman.^[1] He was minister of Economic Affairs in three successive governments from 1948 till 1952. At several occasions he turned down an offer to become prime minister.

Jan van den Brink
Van den Brink in 1948
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office 20 January 1948 – 2 September 1952
Prime Minister	Louis Beel (1948) Willem Drees (1948–1952)
Preceded by	Sicco Mansholt (ad interim)
Succeeded by	Jelle Zijlstra
Member of the Senate
In office 27 July 1948 – 12 August 1948
In office 20 November 1945 – 20 January 1948
Personal details
Born	Johannes Roelof Maria van den Brink (1915-05-12)12 May 1915 Laren, Netherlands
Died	19 July 2006(2006-07-19) (aged 91) Hilversum, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (1945–1980) Roman Catholic State Party (1933–1945)
Spouse	Anneke van den Brink ​ ​ (m. 1946; died 1998)​
Children	4 daughters
Alma mater	Tilburg University (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Economist · Researcher · Financial adviser · Financial analyst · Businessman · Banker · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Painter · Art collector · Author · Professor

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van den Brink, not Brink.

Decorations

Honours

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown	Belgium	1 July 1952
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	12 April 1955
	Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre	Holy See	30 September 1962
	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour	France	10 December 1968
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 1977	Elevated from Commander (30 September 1952)
	Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great	Holy See	1 May 1981