13 Facts About Wil Albeda

Willem Albeda was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party and later of the Christian Democratic Appeal and economist.

Wil Albeda worked as a civil servant for the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance from May 1945 until June 1945 and for De Nederlandsche Bank from June 1945 until November 1945.

Wil Albeda applied at the Rotterdam School of Economics in April 1946 majoring in Economics obtaining a Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1947 before graduating with a Master of Economics degree on 8 December 1950.

Wil Albeda worked as a researcher at the Netherlands Economic Institute from April 1948 until September 1951.

Wil Albeda worked a financial adviser for the Christian National Trade Union Federation from September 1951 until January 1960.

Wil Albeda applied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in July 1952 for a postgraduate education in Development economics and got a doctorate as a Doctor of Philosophy in Development economics on 22 February 1957.

Wil Albeda worked as a researcher for Philips from January 1960 until November 1961.

Wil Albeda worked as a trade union leader for the National Christian Trade unions and served as General-Secretary from November 1961 until September 1966.

Wil Albeda worked as a professor of Development economics at the Rotterdam School of Economics from September 1966 until December 1977 and as a professor of Labour law at the Rotterdam School of Economics from January 1973 until December 1977 and as a professor of Labour law and Public administration at the Delft Institute of Technology from February 1973 until December 1977.

Wil Albeda was elected to the Senate after the 1960 Senate election, taking office on 20 September 1966 serving as a frontbencher chairing the parliamentary committee for General Affairs and parliamentary committee for Economic Affairs and spokesperson for economic affairs, social affairs, development cooperation and development aid.

Wil Albeda was selected as parliamentary leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party in the Senate following the appointment of Gaius de Gaay Fortman as Minister of the Interior in the Den Uyl cabinet, taking office on 11 May 1973.

Wil Albeda became a distinguished professor of Economics at Utrecht University, serving from 1 November 1981 until 1 January 1985 and returned to the Social and Economic Council, serving from 1 December 1981 until 1 January 1985.

In December 1984 Wil Albeda was nominated as director of the Scientific Council for Government Policy, serving from 1 January 1985 until 1 January 1990.