Gerard Veringa

Gerard Veringa
Gerard Veringa
	Gerard Veringa in 1977
Member of the Council of State
	In office; 1 February 1972 – 1 May 1994
Vice President	See list Louis Beel (1972) ; Marinus Ruppert (1972–1980) ; Willem Scholten (1980–1994);
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 11 May 1971 – 1 February 1972
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
Parliamentary leader in the ; House of Representatives
	In office; 11 May 1971 – 16 August 1971
Preceded by	Cor Kleisterlee Jr.
Succeeded by	Frans Andriessen
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
Leader of the Catholic People's Party
	In office; 25 February 1971 – 1 October 1971
Preceded by	Norbert Schmelzer
Succeeded by	Frans Andriessen
Minister of Culture, ; Recreation and Social Work
	In office; 7 January 1971 – 22 February 1971 ; Ad interim
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong
Preceded by	Marga Klompé
Succeeded by	Marga Klompé
Minister of Education and Sciences
	In office; 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong
Preceded by	Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst
Succeeded by	Chris van Veen
Personal details
Born	Gerard Heinrich Veringa; 13 April 1924; Groningen, Netherlands
Died	29 December 1999 (aged 75); Rijswijk, Netherlands
Party	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (from 1980)
Other political; affiliations	Catholic People's Party ; (until 1980)
Spouse	Elisabeth Swarte (m. 1952)
Children	5 children
Alma mater	University of Groningen ; (Bachelor of Laws) ; Fordham University ; (Master of Criminal Justice, Master of Social Science, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Criminologist · Sociologist · Researcher · Prison administrator · Nonprofit director · Professor

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Gerard Heinrich Veringa (13 April 1924 – 29 December 1999) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and criminologist.