View source for Biography:Jan van den Brink

{{short description|Dutch painter}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix   = 
|name               = Jan van den Brink
|image              = Brink, prof. van der - SFA007000453.jpg
|imagesize          = 250px
|caption            = Jan van den Brink in 1948
|office             = Minister of Economic Affairs
|term_start         = 20 January 1948
|term_end           = 2 September 1952
|primeminister      = Louis Beel <small>(1948)</small> <br/> Willem Drees <small>(1948–1952)</small>
|predecessor        = Sicco Mansholt <small>(''Ad interim'')</small>
|successor          = [[Biography:Jelle Zijlstra|Jelle Zijlstra]]
|office1            = Member of the Senate
|term_start1        = 27 July 1948
|term_end1          = 12 August 1948
|term_start2        = 20 November 1945
|term_end2          = 20 January 1948
|parliamentarygroup2= Catholic People's Party <br/> <small>(1945–1948)</small> <br/> Roman Catholic <br/> State Party <small>(1945)</small>
|birthname          = Johannes Roelof Maria van den Brink 
|birth_date         = {{Birth date|df=y|1915|05|12}}
|birth_place        = Laren, Netherlands
|death_date         = {{Death date and age|df=y|2006|07|19|1915|05|12}}
|death_place        = Hilversum, Netherlands
|party              = Christian Democratic Appeal <br/> <small>(from 1980)</small>
|otherparty         = Catholic People's Party <br/> <small>(1945–1980)</small> <br/> Roman Catholic <br/> State Party <small>(1933–1945)</small>
|spouse             = {{marriage|Anneke van den Brink|30 April 1946|12 September 1998|reason=her death}}
|children           = 4 daughters 
|residence          = 
|alma_mater         = [[Organization:Tilburg University|Tilburg University]] <br/> <small>([[Finance:Bachelor of Economics|Bachelor of Economics]], [[Finance:Master of Economics|Master of Economics]], [[Social:Doctor of Philosophy|Doctor of Philosophy]])</small>
|occupation         = [[Social:Politician|Politician]] · [[Social:Civil service|Civil servant]] · [[Social:Economist|Economist]] · [[Research]]er · [[Finance:Financial adviser|Financial adviser]] · [[Finance:Financial analyst|Financial analyst]] · [[Finance:Businessperson|Businessman]] · [[Social:Bank|Bank]]er · [[Organization:Board of directors|Corporate director]] · [[Engineering:Nonprofit organization|Nonprofit director]] · Painter · Art collector · Author · [[Social:Professor|Professor]]
|signature          = 
}}

'''Johannes Roelof Maria "Jan" van den Brink''' (12 April 1915 – 19 July 2006)  was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digibron.nl/search/detail/012dc246e546a06158bf00e8/j-v-d-brink|title=J. v.d. Brink (1915-2006)|publisher=DigiBron|date=20 July 2006|accessdate=9 February 2019|language=nl}}</ref> He was minister of Economic Affairs in three successive governments from 1948 till 1952. At several occasions he turned down an offer to become prime minister.

==Decorations==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;"
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=5 |'''Honours'''
|-
! style="width:80px;"| Ribbon bar !! Honour !! Country !! Date !! Comment
|-
| [[File:BEL Kroonorde Grootkruis BAR.svg|80px]] 
| Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
| Belgium
| 1 July 1952
| 
|-
| [[File:Order of the Netherlands Lion (Knight) - Ribbon bar.svg|80px]]
| Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
| Netherlands
| 12 April 1955
| 
|-
| [[File:OESSG Cavaliere BAR.jpg|80px]] 
| Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
| [[Organization:Holy See|Holy See]]
| 30 September 1962 
| 
|-
| [[File:Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg|80px]]
| Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
| {{wipe|France}}
| 10 December 1968
| 
|-
| [[File:Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Grand Officer.svg|80px]]
| Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
| Netherlands
| 30 April 1977
| <small>Elevated from Commander (30 September 1952)</small>
|-
| [[File:Order of St. Gregory the Great.png|80px]]
| Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
| [[Organization:Holy See|Holy See]]
| 1 May 1981
| 
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==

;Official
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lkyqidrs/j_r_m_jan_van_den_brink Dr. J.R.M. (Jan) van den Brink] Parlement & Politiek
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/dr_j_r_m_van_den_brink_kvp Dr. J.R.M. van den Brink (KVP)] Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

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{{s-bef|before=Sicco Mansholt <br/> <small>''Ad interim''</small>}}
{{s-ttl|title=Minister of Economic Affairs|years=1948–1952}} 
{{s-aft|after=[[Biography:Jelle Zijlstra|Jelle Zijlstra]]}}
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{{s-bef|before=''Unknown''}}
{{s-ttl|title=CFO and Vice Chairman of the <br/> Board of directors of the <br/> Amsterdamsche Bank|years=1952–1954}}
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{{s-ttl|title=CEO and Chairman of the <br/> Board of directors of the <br/> Amsterdamsche Bank|years=1954–1965}}
{{s-aft|after=''Office discontinued''}}
{{s-bef|before=''Office established''}}
{{s-ttl|title=CFO of the <br/> AMRO Bank|years=1964–1978}}
{{s-aft|after=''Unknown''}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Vice Chairman of the <br/> Board of directors of the <br/> AMRO Bank|years=1972–1978}}
{{s-aft|after=''Unknown''}}
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{{s-ttl|title=CEO and Chairman of the <br/> Board of directors of the <br/> AMRO Bank|years=1978–1983}}
{{s-aft|after=Roelof Nelissen}}
{{s-bef|before=''Unknown''}}
{{s-ttl|title=Chairman of the <br/> Supervisory board of the <br/> AMRO Bank|years=1983–1986}}
{{s-aft|after=''Unknown''}}
{{s-bef|before=''Office established''}}
{{s-ttl|title=Chairman of the <br/> Supervisory board of <br/> [[Company:Aegon N.V.|Aegon N.V.]]|years=1983–1986}}
{{s-aft|after=''Unknown''}}
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