Dr. Johannes Marten "Joop" den Uyl (August 9, 1919 - December 24, 1987) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1973 until 1977, as a member of the socialist PvdA party. Jump to: navigation, search August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barend Willem Biesheuvel (April 5, 1920_April 29, 2001) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1971 until 1973, as a member of the Protestant ARP party. ... Jump to: navigation, search A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and... Jump to: navigation, search 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Andreas Antonius Maria Dries van Agt (born February 2, 1931) is a Dutch politician, the prime minister of the Netherlands from 1977 until 1982, as a member of the Christian Democratic CDA party. ... 3 November 1877: Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (liberal) 19 August 1879: Theo graaf van Lynden van Sandenburg (conservative-protestant) 22 April 1883: Jan Heemskerk Abrahamzoon (conservative) 20 April 1888: Aeneas baron Mackay (ARP) 21 August 1891: Gijsbert van Tienhoven (liberal) 8 May 1894: Joan Röell (old liberal) 26... Jump to: navigation, search August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prime Minister of the Netherlands or Minister President is in the Politics_of_the_Netherlands the head of government and active executive authority of the Dutch Government. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ...

He was seen as idealistic, but also polarizing politician. Den Uyl was one of the more controversial Dutch politicians. One either loved him or hated him. Followers of his idealistic policies called him 'Ome Joop' (uncle Joe). He was critized for creating a budget deficit (which became a major problem for future cabinets) and polarizing Dutch politics. He is seen as the most important Dutch figure head of the 'maakbare samenleving' (the makeable society, the idea that government action can transform society).

Career Den Uyl was born in a reformed family. His father, Johannes den Uyl, was basketweaver and died when Den Uyl was only 10. Den Uyl attended the Christian Lyceum in Hilversum form 1931 to 1936. Following, he studied Economics at the University of Amsterdam. In 1942 he attained the doctorandustitel. Until 1945 he was civil servant at the National Buro for Prices of Chemical Products of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. During that period he was involved in the illegal Parool-groep, which published a resistance newspaper. After the Second World War he worked for Het Parool en Vrij Nederland, an other resistance papers. From januari 1949 til 1963 he was head of the Wiardi Beckman Stichting, the scientific buro of the Dutch Labour Party. The Reformed churches are a group of Protestant denominations historically related by a similar Zwinglian or Calvinist system of doctrine but organizationally independent. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... U.S. Economic Calendar Economics at the Open Directory Project Economics textbooks on Wikibooks The Economists Economics A-Z Institutions and organizations Bureau of Labor Statistics - from the American Labor Department Center for Economic and Policy Research (USA) National Bureau of Economic Research (USA) - Economics material from the organization... From Athenaeum Illustre to University In January 1632 two internationally acclaimed scientists, Caspar Barlaeus and Gerardus Vossius, held their inaugural speech in the Athenaeum Illustre - the illustrious school - which had its seat in the 14th-century Agnietenkapel. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year. ... Doctorandus (Latin: he who should become a doctor) is a Dutch academic title according to the pre-bachelor-master system. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Het Parool is an Amsterdam-based daily newspaper. ... Jump to: navigation, search Vrij Nederland (Free Netherlands) is a Dutch magazine, established during the Germain occupation in World War II as an underground newspaper, but since grown to a magazine. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ...

In 1953 Den Uyl was elected to the city council of Amsterdam and in 1956 he was elected in to Parliament. In 1963 he became alderman for economic affairs in Amsterdam, resigning his parliamentary seat. He resigned that post in 1965 to become minister of economic affairs in the Cabinet Cals. The cabinet fell in 1966. During his ministry he decided to close the coalmines of Limburg, which lead to great unemployment. Following the parliament elections of 1967, he became leader of the PvdA in parliament. Jump to: navigation, search 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tweede Kamer is the second chamber or lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... Limburg is the name of two different adjoining provinces: Limburg (Netherlands) in the south of the Netherlands, its capital is Maastricht. ... The Tweede Kamer is the second chamber or lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ...

Den Uyl's PvdA won the 1973 elections in alliance with the progressive liberal D'66 and radical christian PPR, but failed to achieve a majority in parliament. He entered a cabinet with the christian-democratic KVP and ARP after long negotiations. The cabinet was seen as a fighting cabinet. The biggest problem his cabinet faced was the 1973 oil boycot following the dutch support of Israel in the Yom Kippur war. Den Uyl said in speech on national television that "things would never return to the way they were" and implemented a carless sunday and rationing of oil. Progressive can refer to: Progressive music, including Progressive rock, Progressive metal and Progressive electronica Political Progressivism Several Progressive Parties Progressive Era in the United States (1890-1913) Progressive, a company providing auto insurance The Progressive, a left-wing monthly magazine The progressive tense in grammar Progressive lenses, used to correct... Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism, an adherent of the ideology espousing individual liberty and private property, meaning varies country to country American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Modern liberalism, in the USA, describes a political ideology that favors government intervention to promote equality Political progressivism, a political... Democraten 66 (D66), is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ... The Political Party of Radicals (PPR) was dutch leftwing political party. ... The Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP) was a conservative Dutch political party started 22 December 1945. ... The Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (ARP, Anti-revolutionary Party) was a political party in the Netherlands from 1879 until 1980. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War (Hebrew: מלחמת יום הכיפורים; transliterated: Milkhemet Yom HaKipurim or מלחמת יום כיפור Milkhemet Yom Kipur; Arabic: حرب أكتوبر; transliterated: Harb October or حرب تشرين transliterated: Harb Tishrin), also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 (the day of Yom Kippur) to October...

In 1977 the cabinet fell due to a conflict between Den Uyl and the KVP minister of Justice van Agt. The PvdA entered the elections with the motto "Vote for the Minister-President". The elections were overshadowed by a train-hijacking by Moluccan freedom fighters in De Punt. The PvdA won by a landslide (it got over 33% percent of the votes) and 53 seats. But it was a pyrrhic victory: One of Den Uyl's allies, the radical christians nearly lost all their seats. But D'66, the progressive liberals won also: from 6 to 8 seats. The CDA, a new party that was formed by Den Uyl's former coalition-members KVP and ARP (joined by the smaller CHU) formed a cabinet with liberal VVD after 208 days of negotiations with the PvdA. Thanks to a small majority of 77 seats, in 1977 it was possible to form a CDA-VVD cabinet. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP) was a conservative Dutch political party started 22 December 1945. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Andreas Antonius Maria Dries van Agt (born February 2, 1931) is a Dutch politician, the prime minister of the Netherlands from 1977 until 1982, as a member of the Christian Democratic CDA party. ... Flag of same The South Moluccas, or Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS), was a self-proclaimed republic in the Maluku Islands, founded April 25, 1950. ... The Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA, Christian Democratic Appeal) is a political party of the Netherlands that was established in 1980. ... The Christian-Historical Union (CHU) was a dutch protestant-christian party. ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ...

After being opposition leader from 1977 to 1981, Den Uyl returned to government in 1981. The PvdA formed a coalition with CDA and D'66. Den Uyl became vice-minister president and minister for Social Affairs and Employment. Van Agt, a political enemy of Den Uyl's, lead this cabinet. The cabinet was in constant conflict and fell after eight monts. The elections of 1982 were won by the by the VVD. The PvdA won little, the CDA lost little and D'66 lost most of their seats. Den Uyl returned to parliament and lead the PvdA until 1986. He left politics after the elections of 1986, which he won. He was succeded as leader of the PvdA by Wim Kok. He died in 1987, aged 68 from a braintumor. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... CDA stands for: .cda is a filename extension for a CD Audio Track Shortcut. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Wim Kok (born September 29, 1938) was Prime Minister of The Netherlands from 1994 until 2002. ...

Den Uyl was married to Liesbeth Den Uyl. They had 3 sons and 4 daughters. Of those Saskia Noorman-den Uyl became a member of parliament for the PvdA and Zander Den Uyl be came a leading figure in ABVAKABO, one of the dutch Labour unions. A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers...

 

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