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P.J.S. de Jong
De Jong government
(1967 - 1971)
Petrus Josef Sietse (Piet) de Jong was born in Apeldoorn on 3 April 1915.
After leaving secondary school, he joined the Royal Netherlands Navy as a
midshipman in 1931 and subsequently attended the Willemsoord royal naval
college in Den Helder. In 1934 he received his commission as a
sub-lieutenant and from 1935 to 1947 served in submarines.
On 13 May 1940 Piet de Jong sailed to England on board the Dutch submarine 0-24 and during World War II saw action initially as first officer and from mid-1944 onwards as commander of that vessel. In April 1946 he returned on board the 0-24 to the Netherlands.
In 1947 he was attached to the Naval Staff of the Admiralty and in 1948 became adjutant to the Navy Minister.
From 1951 to the end of 1952, Piet de Jong commanded a naval frigate called De Zeeuw, after which he joined the staff of the Allied Commander-in-Chief Channel in the British naval base at Portsmouth.
In 1955 he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff to the Inspector-General of the Royal Netherlands Navy (H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands) and aide-de-camp to Queen Juliana, after which he returned to sea in 1958 as commander of the submarine chaser De Gelderlander.
From 25 June 1959 to 24 July 1963, Mr De Jong was State Secretary for Defence (Navy) in the De Quay administration and immediately thereafter Minister of Defence in the successive Marijnen, Cals and Zijlstra governments. From 5 April 1967 to 6 July 1971 he was Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs in the administration that bore his name.
At this point Piet de Jong became a member of the Upper House of Parliament, where he served from 1971 to 1974, from 1972 as leader of the Catholic Peoples Party (KVP).
Following the end of his active political career, Mr De Jong occupied many posts in industry and seats on numerous supervisory boards.
On 13 May 1940 Piet de Jong sailed to England on board the Dutch submarine 0-24 and during World War II saw action initially as first officer and from mid-1944 onwards as commander of that vessel. In April 1946 he returned on board the 0-24 to the Netherlands.
In 1947 he was attached to the Naval Staff of the Admiralty and in 1948 became adjutant to the Navy Minister.
From 1951 to the end of 1952, Piet de Jong commanded a naval frigate called De Zeeuw, after which he joined the staff of the Allied Commander-in-Chief Channel in the British naval base at Portsmouth.
In 1955 he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff to the Inspector-General of the Royal Netherlands Navy (H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands) and aide-de-camp to Queen Juliana, after which he returned to sea in 1958 as commander of the submarine chaser De Gelderlander.
From 25 June 1959 to 24 July 1963, Mr De Jong was State Secretary for Defence (Navy) in the De Quay administration and immediately thereafter Minister of Defence in the successive Marijnen, Cals and Zijlstra governments. From 5 April 1967 to 6 July 1971 he was Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs in the administration that bore his name.
At this point Piet de Jong became a member of the Upper House of Parliament, where he served from 1971 to 1974, from 1972 as leader of the Catholic Peoples Party (KVP).
Following the end of his active political career, Mr De Jong occupied many posts in industry and seats on numerous supervisory boards.