Louw de Graaf
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Louw de Graaf (12 April 1930 – 15 July 2020) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade union leader.
De Graaf worked as a trade union leader for the Christian National Trade Union Federation (CNV) from September 1955 until December 1977 and served as General-Secretary from May 1970 until December 1977.
After the election of 1977 De Graaf was appointed as State Secretary for Social Affairs in the Van Agt–Wiegel cabinet, taking office on 28 December 1977. De Graaf was elected to the House of Representatives in the election of 1981, taking office on 10 June 1981. Following the cabinet formation of 1981 De Graaf was not given a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Van Agt–Wiegel cabinet was replaced by the Van Agt II cabinet on 11 September 1981 and he continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a frontbencher and deputy spokesperson for social affairs and employment. On 12 May 1982 the Van Agt II cabinet fell just seven months into its term and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the first cabinet formation of 1982 when it was replaced by the caretaker Van Agt III cabinet with De Graaf's appointment as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, taking office on 29 May 1982.
After the election of 1982, De Graaf returned to the House of Representatives, taking office on 16 September 1982. Following the second cabinet formation of 1982 De Graaf was again appointed as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Lubbers I cabinet, taking office on 5 November 1982. After the election of 1986 De Graaf again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 3 June 1986. Following the cabinet formation of 1986 De Graaf continued as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Lubbers II cabinet, taking office on 14 July 1986. De Graaf served as acting Minister of Social Affairs and Employment from 3 February 1987 until 6 May 1987 following the appointment of Jan de Koning as acting Minister of the Interior during a medical leave of absence of Kees van Dijk. The Lubbers II cabinet fell on 3 May 1989 following a disagreement in the coalition about the increase of tariffs and excises and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. In July 1989 De Graaf announced that he would not stand for the election of 1989.
In September 1989 De Graaf was nominated as a Chairman of the Supervisory board of the National Health Care Institute, he resigned as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment the same day he was installed as chairman, serving from 1 October 1989 until 1 July 2003.
Decorations
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 30 April 1977 | ||
| Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 20 November 1989 |
External links
- Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJan Mertens | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment 1977–1981 | Succeeded byIen Dales Hedy d'Ancona |
| Preceded byPiet van Zeil | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment 1982–1987 With: Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello (1982–1986) | Succeeded byHimself |
| Preceded byHimself | State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment 1987–1989 | Succeeded byElske ter Veld |
| Preceded byJoop den Uyl | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment 1982 | Succeeded byJan de Koning |
| Preceded byJan de Koning | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment 1987 Ad interim | |
| Civic offices | ||
| Unknown | Chairman of the Supervisory board of the National Health Care Institute 1989–2003 | Succeeded byDik Hermans |
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
| Preceded byWil Albeda 1966 | General-Secretary of the Christian National Trade Union Federation 1970–1970 | Unknown |