Joris in 't Veld

Who was Joris in 't Veld?

Joris in 't Veld was a Dutch Social Democratic politician, Minister, Professor at the Leiden University, Rector of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, Member of the Council of State, administer at Humanitas and the Humanistisch Verbond, and one of the founders of the Public administration in The Netherlands. In 1937 he succeeded Kornelis ter Laan as mayor of Zaandam, and the same year became member of the Senate for the Social Democratic Workers' Party. As Labour Party Minister of Reconstruction and Public housing in the First Beel cabinet, First and Second Drees cabinet he was established the Reconstruction Bill.