Johan Witteveen

Who is Johan Witteveen?

Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. He served as a Member of the Senate from December 23, 1958 until June 5, 1963 when he became a Member of the House of Representatives serving from June 5, 1963 until July 24, 1963 when he became Minister of Finance serving from July 24, 1963 until April 14, 1965, in the Cabinet Marijnen. And again a Member of the House of Representatives serving serving from September 21, 1965 until April 5, 1967 when he returned as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister serving from April 5, 1967 until July 6, 1971, in the Cabinet de Jong. He again returned to the Senate serving from June 8, 1971 until September 1, 1973 when he became the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, serving from September 1, 1973 until June 18, 1978.

A economist, emeritus professor, From 1947 until 1963, he worked at the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis under Jan Tinbergen and Fred Polak. From 1978 to 1985 he was the first chairman of the Washington based economics body, the Group of Thirty.