Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart
Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (19 March 1901 – 8 July 1956) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and journalist. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he was Minister of Justice from 1944 to 1945 under Prime Minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy. He later served as the first United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1951 until 1956.
Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart | |
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Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart in 1944 | |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | |
| In office 1 January 1951 – 8 July 1956 | |
| Secretary-General | Trygve Lie (1951–1952) Dag Hammarskjöld (1953–1956) |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | August R. Lindt |
| Senator of the Netherlands | |
| In office 22 October 1947 – 1 January 1951 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 11 July 1944 – 23 February 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy |
| Preceded by | Jan van Angeren |
| Succeeded by | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerrit Jan Goedhart 19 March 1901 Bussum, Netherlands |
| Died | 8 July 1956 (aged 55) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Political party | Labour Party (from 1946) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent Social Democrat (1944–1946) |
| Spouses | Francis Becht
(m. 1924; dissolved 1931)Erna Hauan (m. 1932) |
| Children | Karin Sophie van Heuven Goedhart (1934–2013) Bergliot Halldis van Heuven Goedhart (born 1936) (second marriage) |
| Alma mater | Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation | Politician · Diplomat · Jurist · Journalist · Editor · Author |
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