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His Excellency
Edzo Toxopeus
KNL GOON
His Excellency Edzo Toxopeus KNL GOON
	Edzo 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
Leader of the People's Party ; for Freedom and Democracy
	In office; 16 May 1963 – 1 October 1969
Deputy	Molly Geertsema
Preceded by	Pieter Oud
Succeeded by	Molly Geertsema
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; 16 May 1963 – 24 July 1963
Preceded by	Pieter Oud
Succeeded by	Molly Geertsema
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
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
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 ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Jurist · Lawyer · Nonprofit director

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Edzo Hendrik Toxopeus (19 February 1918 – 23 August 2009) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He served as Minister of the Interior from 19 May 1959 until 14 April 1965. On 22 January 1985 he was granted the honorary title of Minister of State a title he had until his death.

Biography

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

Toxopeus was Minister of the Interior in the cabinets of De Quay and Marijnen from 19 May 1959 until 14 April 1965. He had been again a Member of the House of Representatives from 1965 until 1969. From 1966 he served as Chair of the Parliamentary Party of VVD party.

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

Trivia

Toxopeus died aged 91 on 23 August 2009.^[1]^[2]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	20 April 1965
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	10 December 1980
Honorific Titles
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Minister of State	Netherlands	22 January 1985	Style of Excellency

References

External links

Official

Template:Nl icon 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	Parliamentary leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives 1963 1966–1969
Preceded by Molly Geertsema
Political offices
Preceded by Teun Struycken	Minister of the Interior 1959–1965	Succeeded by Jan Smallenbroek
Preceded by Giovanni Malagodi	President of the Liberal International 1966–1970	Succeeded by Gaston Thorn
Preceded by Cees Fock	Queen's Commissioner of Groningen 1970–1980	Succeeded by Henk Vonhoff

[1] Template:Nl icon Oud-minister Edzo Toxopeus overleden

[2] Template:Nl icon Minister van staat Edzo Toxopeus (91) overleden

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 ===Trivia===
 Toxopeus died aged 91 on 23 August 2009.<ref> {{nl icon}} [http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/2070991/oud-minister-edzo-toxopeus-overleden.html/ Oud-minister Edzo Toxopeus overleden]</ref><ref> {{nl icon}} [http://www.elsevier.nl/web/Nieuws/Politiek/244638/Minister-van-staat-Edzo-Toxopeus-91-overleden.htm?rss=true/ Minister van staat Edzo Toxopeus (91) overleden]</ref>
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+| 20 April 1965
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+| [[File:NLD Order of Orange-Nassau - Grand Officer BAR.png|80px]]
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+| [[Minister of State (Netherlands)|Minister of State]]
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+| 22 January 1985
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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)