14 Facts About Koos Andriessen

Jacobus Eije "Koos" Andriessen was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal party and businessman.

Koos Andriessen worked as civil servant for the Ministry of Economic Affairs from September 1955 until November 1959 as Director-General of the department for Political Policy from September 1955 until May 1956 and Director-General of the department for General Economic Policy from May 1956 until September 1959.

Koos Andriessen worked as professor of Political economy at the University of Amsterdam from 15 September 1959 until 24 July 1963.

Koos Andriessen worked as a financial adviser for the Ministry of Finance from 15 September 1959 until 24 July 1963.

Koos Andriessen retired from active politics and became active in the private sector and public sector.

Koos Andriessen worked as a corporate director for the packaging and labeling company Van Leer from 1 October 1965 until 15 September 1987 and as CFO from 15 April 1970 until 1 January 1980 and as CEO and Chairman of the board of directors, taking office on from 1 January 1980.

In September 1987 Koos Andriessen was nominated as a Chairman of the Christian Employers' association.

Koos Andriessen resigned as CEO and Chairman of the board of directors of Van Leer on 15 September 1987 and was installed as Chairman of the Christian Employers' association on 1 January 1988.

Koos Andriessen served as acting Minister of Transport and Water Management from 16 July 1994 until 22 August 1994 following the resignation Hanja Maij-Weggen.

In November 1993 Koos Andriessen announced his retirement from national politics and that he would not stand for the election of 1994.

Koos Andriessen joined the Social Economic Council in 1959, giving up that position when he was appointed Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs in 1963.

Koos Andriessen held this position until 1965, when he joined the board of the Van Leer Group of Companies.

Koos Andriessen rose to become the chairman of Van Leer, before leaving in 1987 to become chairman of the Dutch Christian Employers Association.

Koos Andriessen has played an important role on the Supervisory Boards of such companies as Ballast Nedam, Elsevier, Randstad, ING Group, Hunter Douglas and Novograaf.