Herman Witte

Herman Witte
Herman Witte in 1966
Minister of Housing
and Spatial Planning
In office
22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967
Prime MinisterJelle Zijlstra
Preceded byPieter Bogaers
Succeeded byWim Schut
Mayor of Eindhoven
In office
5 April 1967 – 30 May 1973
Preceded byJan van Stuijvenberg (Ad interim)
Succeeded byJaap van der Lee
In office
16 October 1959 – 22 November 1966
Preceded byCharles van Rooy
Succeeded byJan van Stuijvenberg (Ad interim)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
20 March 1959 – 16 October 1959
Parliamentary groupCatholic People's Party
Minister of Transport and
Water Management
In office
10 October 1958 – 1 November 1958
Ad interim
Prime MinisterWillem Drees
Preceded byJacob Algera
Succeeded byJan van Aartsen
Minister of Housing
and Construction
In office
13 October 1956 – 19 May 1959
Prime MinisterWillem Drees (1956–1958)
Louis Beel (1958–1959)
Preceded byHimself
as Minister of Reconstruction
and Housing
Succeeded byJan van Aartsen
Minister of Reconstruction
and Housing
In office
2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956
Prime MinisterWillem Drees
Preceded byJoris in 't Veld
Succeeded byHimself
as Minister of Housing
and Construction
Mayor of Bergen op Zoom
In office
1 May 1945 – 2 September 1952
Preceded byHenk Lijnkamp
Succeeded byLeonard Peters
Personal details
BornHerman Bernard Jan Witte
(1909-08-18)18 August 1909
Died30 May 1973(1973-05-30) (aged 63)
Cause of deathBrain tumor
PartyCatholic People's Party
(from 1945)
Other political
affiliations
Roman Catholic
State Party
(until 1945)
Spouse
Angelina Wüst
(m. 1939)
Children4 sons and 2 daughters
Alma materDelft Institute of Technology
(Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Civil engineer · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator
Military service
Allegiance Netherlands
Branch/serviceRoyal Netherlands Army
Years of service1933–1939 (Reserve)
1939–1940 (Active duty)
Rank Second lieutenant
UnitNational Reserve Corps
Battles/wars
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Herman Bernard Jan Witte (18 August 1909 – 30 May 1973) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and civil engineer.