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Jelle Zijlstra

1918 - 2001

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Jelle Zijlstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɛlə ˈzɛilstraː]; 27 August 1918 – 23 December 2001) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 November 1966 until 5 April 1967. Zijlstra studied Economics at the Rotterdam School of Economics obtaining a Master of Economics degree and worked as a researcher and lecturer at his alma mater before finishing his thesis and graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy in Public economics and worked as a professor of public economics at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from October 1948 until September 1952. After the 1952 general election Zijlstra was appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs in the Drees II cabinet, taking office on 2 September 1952. After Party Leader Jan Schouten announced his retirement, Zijlstra was selected as his successor on 23 April 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jelle Zijlstra is the 11,087th most popular politician (down from 10,682nd in 2019), the 497th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 494th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jelle Zijlstra ranks 11,087 out of 19,576. Before him are José Vasconcelos, Marcus Valerius Corvus, Louis VII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Fritz Hollings, Shoshenq V, and Rainald of Dassel. After him are Yıldırım Akbulut, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Alcetas II of Epirus, Ada, Countess of Holland, Fakhr al-Din II, and Licinius Valerianus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Jelle Zijlstra ranks 147. Before him are Émile Derlin Zinsou, Gottfried von Einem, Suzanne Flon, Brenda Milner, Venetia Burney, and Hendrik C. van de Hulst. After him are Iryna Melnykova, Abdul Haris Nasution, Martin Lundström, Ruggiero Ricci, Douglas Bennett, and Elmore James. Among people deceased in 2001, Jelle Zijlstra ranks 127. Before him are Beatrice Straight, Josef Klaus, Edwin H. Colbert, Jason Miller, Betty Everett, and Marta Hillers. After him are Ziad Jarrah, Burt Kennedy, Bill Roberts, Nigel Hawthorne, William P. Rogers, and Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jelle Zijlstra ranks 497 out of 1,646. Before him are Rudi Carrell (1934), Johannes van den Bosch (1780), Virgil van Dijk (1991), Gijs van Lennep (1942), Barent Fabritius (1624), and Tim Krabbé (1943). After him are Dick van Dijk (1946), Arnold Houbraken (1660), Henri Nouwen (1932), Memphis Depay (1994), Gerrie Mühren (1946), and Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Jelle Zijlstra ranks 80. Before him are Herman Willem Daendels (1762), Philippa of Guelders (1464), Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern (1625), Barend Biesheuvel (1920), Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710), and Johannes van den Bosch (1780). After him are Jan Gies (1905), Louis Beel (1902), Victor Marijnen (1917), Hendrikus Colijn (1869), Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz (1612), and Willem Schermerhorn (1894).

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