Edzo Toxopeus

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 (1918-02-19)19 February 1918 Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died	23 August 2009(2009-08-23) (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

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.

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

External links

Official

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