13 Facts About Hans Grosheide

Johan Hendrik "Hans" Grosheide was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal party and jurist.

Hans Grosheide worked as a teacher and education administrator for Protestant Reformed special schools from November 1954 until September 1963.

Hans Grosheide served on the Anti-Revolutionary Party Executive Board from February 1958 until September 1963.

The Cabinet Marijnen fell on 27 February 1965 after a disagreement in the coalition about reforms to the public broadcasting system and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1965 when it was replaced by the Cabinet Cals on 14 April 1965 with Hans Grosheide continuing as State Secretary for Education and Sciences, taking office on 14 April 1965.

Hans Grosheide was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1971, taking office on 11 May 1971.

The Cabinet Biesheuvel I fell just one year later on 19 July 1972 after the Democratic Socialists '70 retracted their support following their dissatisfaction with the proposed budget memorandum to further reduce the deficit and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the first cabinet formation of 1972 when it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Biesheuvel II with Hans Grosheide continuing as State Secretary for Justice, taking office on 9 August 1972.

Hans Grosheide remained active in national politics, in January 1974 he was nominated as Mayor of Rijswijk, taking office on 1 February 1974.

Hans Grosheide worked as the director of the Abraham Kuyper Foundation from 1 July 1974 until 1 August 1979 and served again on the Anti-Revolutionary Party Executive Board from August 1974 until October 1980.

In June 1978 Hans Grosheide was appointed Director-General of the Custodial Institutions Agency of the Ministry of Justice, he resigned as Mayor the same day he was installed as Director-General on 1 July 1978.

Hans Grosheide was appointed Special Coordinator for European Immigration an Asylum and Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Justice on 1 January 1991.

In January 1993 Hans Grosheide was nominated as Extraordinary Member of the Council of State, he resigned as a Special Coordinator the day he was installed as a Member of the Council of State, serving from 1 February 1993 until 1 September 2000.

Hans Grosheide was known for his abilities as a manager and policy wonk.

Hans Grosheide died on 18 December 2022, at the age of 92.