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Piet van Zeil

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Piet van Zeil
Piet van Zeil in 1980
Mayor of Heerlen
In office
1 July 1986 – 1 September 1992
Preceded byJan Reijnen
Succeeded byJef Pleumeekers
State Secretary of Social Affairs
and Employment
In office
12 June 1982 – 4 November 1982
Prime MinisterDries van Agt
Preceded byIen Dales
Hedy d'Ancona
Succeeded byLouw de Graaf
State Secretary of Economic Affairs
In office
11 September 1981 – 22 June 1986
Serving with Wim Dik (1981–1982)
Frits Bolkestein (1982–1986)
Prime MinisterDries van Agt (1981–1982)
Ruud Lubbers (1982–1986)
Preceded byTed Hazekamp
Has Beyen
Succeeded byFrits Bolkestein
Chairman of the Catholic People's Party
In office
5 April 1975 – 27 September 1980
LeaderFrans Andriessen
Preceded byDick de Zeeuw
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
3 June 1986 – 22 June 1986
In office
16 September 1982 – 5 November 1982
In office
1 February 1972 – 11 September 1981
Member of the
Social and Economic Council
In office
30 August 1968 – 1 February 1972
ChairmanJan de Pous
Personal details
Born
Petrus Hendrikus van Zeil

(1927-08-03)3 August 1927
Hillegom, Netherlands
Died10 November 2012(2012-11-10) (aged 85)
Heerlen, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic People's Party
(until 1980)
Spouse
Agnes de Groot
(m. 1955)
Occupation

Petrus Hendrikus "Piet" van Zeil (3 August 1927 – 10 November 2012) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade union leader.[1][2]

Van Zeil worked as a office clerk for Van Gend & Loos from April 1944 until May 1951 and as a trade union leader for the Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV) from May 1951 until February 1972, serving as General-Secretary from August 1968 until February 1972. Van Zeil served on the municipal council of Hillegom from April 1966 until May 1974.

Van Zeil became a member of the House of Representatives after Gerard Veringa was appointed as a member of the Council of State, taking office on 1 February 1972 serving as a frontbencher chairing the parliamentary committee for Kingdom Relations and spokesperson for transport, aviation, Kingdom relations and deputy spokesperson for social affairs. Van Zeil also served as Chairman of the Catholic People's Party from 5 April 1975 until 27 September 1980. After the 1981 general election, Van Zeil was appointed State Secretary of Economic Affairs in the Van Agt II cabinet, taking office on 11 September 1981. The cabinet fell just seven months into its term on 12 May 1982 after months of tensions in the coalition and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the first cabinet formation of 1982 when it was replaced by the caretaker Van Agt III cabinet, with Van Zeil continuing as State Secretary of Economic Affairs, taking office on 29 May 1982. Van Zeil was also appointed State Secretary of Social Affairs and Employment and dual served in those positions, taking office on 12 June 1982. After the 1982 general election, Van Zeil returned to the House of Representatives, taking office on 16 September 1982. Following the cabinet formation of 1982, Van Zeil continued as State Secretary of Economic Affairs in the Lubbers I cabinet, taking office on 5 November 1982. After the 1986 general election, Van Zeil again returned to the House of Representatives, taking office on 3 June 1986. Following the cabinet formation of 1986, Van Zeil per his own request was not considered for cabinet post in the new cabinet as he was nominated as mayor of Heerlen; he resigned as State Secretary of Economic Affairs and as a member of the House of Representatives on 22 June 1986 and was installed as mayor, serving from 1 July 1986 until 1 September 1992.

Van Zeil semi-retired after spending 20 years in national politics and became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Netherlands Bible Society, Transnational Institute, and the Catholic Scouts) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Cadastre Agency, Public Pension Funds PFZW and KPN).

Van Zeil was known for his abilities as a debater and negotiator. Van Zeil continued to comment on political affairs until his death at the age of 85.

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Commander of the Order of Leopold II Belgium 12 February 1982
Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown Luxembourg 30 July 1983
Officer of the Legion of Honour France 15 November 1985
Officer of the Order of Merit Germany 12 April 1986
Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 26 August 1986
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 1 September 1992
Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great Holy See 15 May 1996
Knight Commander of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Holy See 1 April 2002 Elevated from Knight (12 July 1988)

References

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  1. ^ (in Dutch) Oud-burgemeester Heerlen Van Zeil (85) overleden, Limburgs Dagblad
  2. ^ Netherlands), Studie- en Documentatiecentrum voor Latijns-Amerika (Amsterdam; Afdeling, Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (Netherlands). Caraïbische (1976). Boletín de estudios latinoamericanos y del Caribe. Centro de Estudios y Documentación Latinoamericanos. Retrieved 26 September 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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Official
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Catholic People's Party
1975–1980
Party merged into the
Christian Democratic Appeal
Political offices
Preceded by State Secretary of Economic Affairs
1981–1986
With: Wim Dik (1981–1982)
Frits Bolkestein (1982–1986)
Succeeded by
Preceded by State Secretary of Social
Affairs and Employment

1982
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jan Reijnen
Mayor of Heerlen
1986–1992
Succeeded by
Jef Pleumeekers
Civic offices
Preceded by
Unknown
Chairman of the supervisory board
of the Cadastre Agency

1994–1997
Succeeded by
Unknown
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Unknown
General-Secretary of the
Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions

1968–1972
Succeeded by
Unknown