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|honorific-prefix = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
|honorific-prefix = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
|name = Edzo Toxopeus
|name = Edzo Toxopeus
|honorific-suffix = <small>[[Order of the Netherlands Lion|KNL]] [[Order of Orange-Nassau|GOON]]</small>
|image = Toxopeus, E.H. - SFA008007403.jpg
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|caption = Edzo Toxopeus in 1966
|caption = Edzo Toxopeus in 1966
|office = [[Council of State (Netherlands)|Member of the Council of State]]
|office = [[Council of State (Netherlands)|Member of the Council of State]]
|term_start = 1 November 1980
|term_start = 1 November 1980
|term_end = 1 March 1988
|term_end = 1 March 1988
|vicepresident = [[Willem Scholten]]
|office1 = [[King's Commissioner|Queen's Commissioner]] of [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]]
|office1 = [[King's Commissioner|Queen's Commissioner]] of [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]]
|term_start1 = 16 February 1970
|term_start1 = 16 February 1970
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|predecessor2 = [[Giovanni Malagodi]]
|predecessor2 = [[Giovanni Malagodi]]
|successor2 = [[Gaston Thorn]]
|successor2 = [[Gaston Thorn]]
|office3 = [[Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]]
|office3 = [[Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|Leader of the People's Party <br/> for Freedom and Democracy]]
|term_start3 = 16 May 1963
|term_start3 = 16 May 1963
|term_end3 = 1 October 1969
|term_end3 = 1 October 1969
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|predecessor3 = [[Pieter Oud]]
|predecessor3 = [[Pieter Oud]]
|successor3 = [[Molly Geertsema]]
|successor3 = [[Molly Geertsema]]
|office4 = [[Parliamentary leader]] in the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]]
|office4 = [[Parliamentary leader]] in the <br/> [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]]
|term_start4 = 12 March 1966
|term_start4 = 12 March 1966
|term_end4 = 1 October 1969
|term_end4 = 1 October 1969
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===Trivia===
===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>
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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| [[Order (distinction)|Knight]] of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]]
| Netherlands
| 20 April 1965
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| [[File:NLD Order of Orange-Nassau - Grand Officer BAR.png|80px]]
| [[Order (distinction)|Grand Officer]] of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]]
| Netherlands
| 10 December 1980
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| [[Minister of State (Netherlands)|Minister of State]]
| Netherlands
| 22 January 1985
| [[style (manner of address)|Style]] of [[Excellency]]
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Revision as of 13:19, 18 November 2018

Edzo Toxopeus
Edzo Toxopeus in 1966
Member of the Council of State
In office
1 November 1980 – 1 March 1988
Vice PresidentWillem Scholten
Queen's Commissioner of Groningen
In office
16 February 1970 – 1 November 1980
MonarchsJuliana (1970–1980)
Beatrix (1980)
Preceded byCees Fock
Succeeded byHenk Vonhoff
President of the Liberal International
In office
15 April 1966 – 25 April 1970
Preceded byGiovanni Malagodi
Succeeded byGaston Thorn
Leader of the People's Party
for Freedom and Democracy
In office
16 May 1963 – 1 October 1969
DeputyMolly Geertsema
Preceded byPieter Oud
Succeeded byMolly Geertsema
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
12 March 1966 – 1 October 1969
Preceded byMolly Geertsema
Succeeded byMolly Geertsema
In office
16 May 1963 – 24 July 1963
Preceded byPieter Oud
Succeeded byMolly Geertsema
Parliamentary groupPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Minister of the Interior
In office
19 May 1959 – 14 April 1965
Prime MinisterJan de Quay (1959–1963)
Victor Marijnen (1963–1965)
Preceded byTeun Struycken
Succeeded byJan 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 groupPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born
Edzo Hendrik Toxopeus

(1918-02-19)19 February 1918
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died23 August 2009(2009-08-23) (aged 91)
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy

(from 1948)
Other political
affiliations
Freedom Party
(1946–1948)
Spouse
Alberta Ufkes
(m. 1944; died 2005)
Children1 son and 1 daughter
Alma materUtrecht University
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Jurist · Lawyer · Nonprofit director

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

Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
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

Official


Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the People's Party
for Freedom and Democracy

1963–1969
Succeeded by
Preceded by Parliamentary leader of the
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
in the House of Representatives

1963
1966–1969
Preceded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of the Interior
1959–1965
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Liberal International
1966–1970
Succeeded by
Preceded by Queen's Commissioner of Groningen
1970–1980
Succeeded by