Joop van der Reijden

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Reijden, not Reijden.

Johannes Piet "Joop" van der Reijden (7 January 1927 – 3 February 2006) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and businessman.^[1]

His Excellency Joop van der Reijden
Joop van der Reijden in 1983
Mayor of Valkenburg
In office 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2006 Ad interim
Preceded by	An Hommes
Succeeded by	Jos Wienen as Mayor of Katwijk
President of the Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation
In office 27 January 1989 – 1 March 1990 Ad interim
Preceded by	Henk Vonhoff
Succeeded by	Wouter Huibregtsen
State Secretary for Welfare, Health and Culture
In office 5 November 1982 – 14 July 1986
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Ineke Lambers-Hacquebard as State Secretary for Health and Environment
Succeeded by	Dick Dees
Personal details
Born	Johannes Piet van der Reijden (1927-01-07)7 January 1927 Leiden, Netherlands
Died	3 February 2006(2006-02-03) (aged 79) Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Christian Historical Union (1963–1980)
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (Bachelor of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · Economist · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Media administrator · Sport administrator · Hospital administrator

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 1982
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	26 August 1986