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Edzo Toxopeus
His Excellency Edzo Toxopeus
	Toxopeus in 1966
Member of the ; Council of State
	In office; 1 November 1980 – 1 March 1988
Vice President	Willem Scholten
Queen's Commissioner ; of Groningen
	In office; 16 February 1970 – 1 November 1980
Monarchs	Juliana (1970–1980) ; Beatrix (1980)
Preceded by	Cees Fock
Succeeded by	Henk Vonhoff
President of the ; Liberal International
	In office; 15 April 1966 – 25 April 1970
Preceded by	Giovanni Malagodi
Succeeded by	Gaston Thorn
Parliamentary leader in the ; House of Representatives
	In office; 12 March 1966 – 1 October 1969
Preceded by	Molly Geertsema
Succeeded by	Molly Geertsema
	In office; 2 July 1963 – 24 July 1963
Preceded by	Roelof Zegering Hadders
Succeeded by	Molly Geertsema
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Leader of the People's Party ; for Freedom and Democracy
	In office; 30 March 1963 – 1 October 1969
Deputy	See list Roelof Zegering Hadders ; (1963–1969) ; Molly Geertsema ; (1963–1969) ; Johan Witteveen ; (1967–1969);
Preceded by	Pieter Oud
Succeeded by	Molly Geertsema
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 19 May 1959 – 14 April 1965
Prime Minister	Jan de Quay (1959–1963) ; Victor Marijnen (1963–1965)
Preceded by	Teun Struycken ; Interior, Property ; and Public Sector Organisations
Succeeded by	Jan Smallenbroek
Member of the House ; of Representatives
	In office; 21 September 1965 – 1 November 1969
	In office; 2 July 1963 – 24 July 1963
	In office; 6 November 1956 – 19 May 1959
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Edzo Hendrik Toxopeus; 19 February 1918; Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died	23 August 2009 (aged 91); Oegstgeest, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy ; (from 1948)
Other political; affiliations	Freedom Party (1946–1948)
Spouse	Alberta Ufkes (m. 1944; died 2005)
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Alma mater	Utrecht University ; (LL.B., LL.M.)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Jurist · Lawyer · Businessperson · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1944–1945 (Active duty) ; 1945–1948 (Reserve)
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Market Garden; Battle of Groningen;

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Edzo Hendrik Toxopeus (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛtsoː ˈɦɛndrɪk tɔksoːˈpeːjʏs]; 19 February 1918 – 23 August 2009) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.

Toxopeus studied Law at the Utrecht University obtaining a Master of Laws degree. Toxopeus worked as a paralegal in Breda from July 1942 until October 1944 and worked as a military lawyer in the Royal Netherlands Army from November 1944 until August 1945. Toxopeus worked as a criminal defense lawyer in Breda from August 1945 until May 1959. Toxopeus became as a Member of the House of Representatives shortly after the election of 1956 when the number of seats was increased from 100 to 150 on 6 November 1956 and served as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Law Enforcement and Spatial Planning.

After the election of 1959 Toxopeus was appointed as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet De Quay taking office on 19 May 1959. Shortly before an upcoming election Party Leader and Parliamentary leader Pieter Oud announced his retirement and Toxopeus announced his candidacy to succeed him and was selected as his successor on 30 March 1963. For the election of 1963 Toxopeus served as Lijsttrekker (top candidate) and following a cabinet formation the coalition continued and Toxopeus retained his position in the Cabinet Marijnen. The Cabinet Marijnen fell just 19 months into its term and was replaced by the Cabinet Cals on 14 April 1965. Toxopeus returned to the House of Representatives on 21 September 1965 but against custom didn't take over as Parliamentary leader immediately and instead served as a frontbencher chairing the House Committee on the Interior and served as deputy parliamentary leader and spokesperson for General Affairs before taking over as Parliamentary leader on 12 March 1966. Toxopeus also served as President of the Liberal International from 15 April 1966 until 25 April 1970. For the election of 1967 Toxopeus again Lijsttrekker and following a successful cabinet formation with the Catholics formed the Cabinet De Jong with Toxopeus opting to remain as Parliamentary leader. On 1 October 1969 Toxopeus unexpectedly announced he was stepping down as Leader but continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a backbencher until his resignation on 1 November 1969.

Toxopeus continued to be active in politics and in January 1970 was nominated as the next Queen's Commissioner of Groningen serving from 16 February 1970 until 1 November 1980. Toxopeus also became active in the private and public sectors as a corporate and non-profit director and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government. In October 1970 Toxopeus was nominated as a Member of the Council of State serving from 1 November 1980 until 1 March 1988. Toxopeus retired from active politics at 70 but continued to be active as an advocate and lobbyist for more European integration and served as an occasional diplomat for economic and diplomatic delegations for the European Union. Toxopeus was known for his abilities as a skillful manager and effective negotiator. Toxopeus granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 22 January 1985 and continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death in August 2009 at the age of 91. He holds the distinction as the longest-serving Minister of the Interior after World War II with 5 years, 330 days.

Early life

After earning his diploma in Breda he studied at the Utrecht University. He gained the master's degree in 1942. From 1942-1959 he was an established lawyer in Breda. From October 1944 to August 1945 he was head of the legal department of the military commission at Breda. From 1949-1959 he served as VVD member on Breda's municipal council. From 1956-1959 he was a Member of the House of Representatives.

Politics

As Minister of the Interior Toxopeus introduced several major reforms to the civil service, including major increase to salaries, improvements to employment conditions and the free Saturday was implemented in 1961.

From 1970-1980 he was Queen's Commissioner of Groningen. Until 1988 he was a member of the Dutch Council of State.

Following the formation of the Cabinet Van Agt-Wiegel Toxopeus was asked to become Minister of Finance but he refused.

Death

Toxopeus died on 23 August 2009, at age 91.^[1]^[2]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown	Belgium	15 March 1960
	Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour	France	12 February 1961
	Grand Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown	Luxembourg	1 May 1963
	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit	Portugal	4 April 1964
	Grand Cross of the Order of Merit	Germany	30 January 1965
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	10 December 1980	Elevated from Commander (20 April 1965)
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	22 January 1985	Elevated from Knight (1 November 1969)
Awards
Ribbon bar	Awards	Organization	Date	Comment
	Honorary Member	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	28 February 1970
Honorific Titles
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Minister of State	Netherlands	22 January 1985	Style of Excellency

References

^ (in Dutch) Oud-minister Edzo Toxopeus overleden
^ (in Dutch) Minister van staat Edzo Toxopeus (91) overleden

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Official

(in Dutch) Mr. E.H. (Edzo) Toxopeus Parlement & Politiek

Party political offices
Preceded by Pieter Oud	Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1963–1969	Succeeded by Molly Geertsema
Preceded by Pieter Oud 1959	Lijsttrekker of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 1963 • 1967	Succeeded by Molly Geertsema 1971
Preceded by Roelof Zegering Hadders	Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives 1963 1966–1969	Succeeded by Molly Geertsema
Preceded by Molly Geertsema		Succeeded by Molly Geertsema
Preceded by Giovanni Malagodi	President of the Liberal International 1966–1970	Succeeded by Gaston Thorn
Political offices
Preceded by Teun Struycken as Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations	Minister of the Interior 1959–1965	Succeeded by Jan Smallenbroek
Preceded by Cees Fock	Queen's Commissioner of Groningen 1970–1980	Succeeded by Henk Vonhoff

[1] (in Dutch) Oud-minister Edzo Toxopeus overleden

[2] (in Dutch) Minister van staat Edzo Toxopeus (91) overleden

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v t e Marijnen cabinet (1963–1965)
Preceded: De Quay cabinet Succeed: Cals cabinet
Prime Minister	Victor Marijnen (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel (Agriculture and Fisheries and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Edzo Toxopeus (Interior) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Johan Witteveen (Finance) Ynso Scholten (Justice) Koos Andriessen (Economic Affairs) Piet de Jong (Defence) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) Theo Bot (Education, Arts and Sciences) Jan van Aartsen (Transport and Water Management) Pieter Bogaers (Housing and Construction) Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen (Social Work)
State Secretaries	Leo de Block (Foreign Affairs) Isaäc Nicolaas Diepenhorst (Foreign Affairs) Willem Hendrik van den Berge (Finance) Joop Bakker (Economic Affairs) Joop Haex (Defence) Adri van Es (Defence) Willem den Toom (Defence) José de Meijer (Social Affairs and Health) Louis Bartels (Social Affairs and Health) Hans Grosheide (Education, Arts and Sciences) Louis van de Laar (Education, Arts and Sciences) Mike Keyzer (Transport and Water Management)

v t e De Quay cabinet (1959–1963)
Preceded: Second Beel cabinet Succeed: Marijnen cabinet
Prime Minister	Jan de Quay (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Henk Korthals (Transport and Water Management and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Edzo Toxopeus (Interior) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Jelle Zijlstra (Finance) Albert Beerman (Justice) Jan de Pous (Economic Affairs) Sidney J. van den Bergh (Defence) (1959) Jan de Quay (Defence) (Ad interim) Sim Visser (Defence) (from 1959) Charles van Rooy (Social Affairs and Health) (1959–1961) Victor Marijnen (Social Affairs and Health) (Ad interim) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) (from 1961) Jo Cals (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1959–1961) Marga Klompé (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1961–1962) (Ad interim) Jo Cals (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1962–1963) Marga Klompé (Education, Arts and Sciences) (from 1963) (Ad interim) Victor Marijnen (Agriculture and Fisheries) Jan van Aartsen (Housing and Construction) Marga Klompé (Social Work)
State Secretaries	Norbert Schmelzer (General Affairs) Theo Bot (Interior) Hans van Houten (Foreign Affairs) Willem van den Berge (Finance) Gerard Veldkamp (Economic Affairs) (1959–1961) Frans Gijzels (Economic Affairs) (from 1961) Michael Calmeyer (Defence) Piet de Jong (Defence) Bauke Roolvink (Social Affairs and Health) Ynso Scholten (Education, Arts and Sciences) Gerard Stubenrouch (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1959–1962) (†) Harry Janssen (Education, Arts and Sciences) (from 1962) Eddie Stijkel (Transport and Water Management)