Tjerk Westerterp

Tjerk Westerterp
Tjerk Westerterp
	Tjerk Westerterp in 1974
Minister of Transport and ; Water Management
	In office; 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Bé Udink
Succeeded by	Dany Tuijnman
State Secretary of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 17 August 1971 – 7 March 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Hans de Koster
Succeeded by	Laurens Jan Brinkhorst ; Pieter Kooijmans
Member of the European Parliament
	In office; 8 May 1967 – 17 August 1971
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Group
Constituency	Netherlands
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 22 December 1977 – 15 February 1978
	In office; 8 June 1977 – 8 September 1977
	In office; 7 December 1972 – 11 May 1973
	In office; 31 July 1963 – 17 August 1971
Personal details
Born	Theodorus Engelbertus Westerterp; 2 December 1930; Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	7 October 2023 (aged 92); Ulvenhout, Netherlands
Party	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (from 2002)
Other political; affiliations	Livable Netherlands ; (2001–2002) ; Christian Democratic Appeal ; (1980–2001) ; Catholic People's Party ; (until 1980)
Spouse	Ine van Lier (m. 1960)
Children	Four
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen ; (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Arts)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Journalist · Editor · Author · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Political consultant · Lobbyist

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Theodorus Engelbertus "Tjerk" Westerterp (2 December 1930 – 7 October 2023) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.