Johannes Age "Joop" Bakker (27 May 1921 – 3 October 2003) was a Dutch politician of the defunct

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(ARP) now merged into the

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(CDA) party and businessman.

Biography

Bakker applied at the Rotterdam School of Economics in June 1941

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during the

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. Bakker continued his studies and obtainined a

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degree in February 1943, but in April 1943 the German occupation authority closed the Rotterdam School of Economics. Following the end of

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, Bakker returned to the Rotterdam School of Economics before graduating with a

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degree in July 1949. Bakker served on the

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of Bolsward from September 1945 until January 1955 and served as an

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in Bolsward from June 1946 until January 1955. Bakker worked as a corporate director for the manufacturing company ''J.A. Bakker en Zoon'' in

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from July 1949 until January 1955. In December 1954 Bakker was nominated as Mayor of Andijk, taking office on 1 January 1955. In March 1959 Bakker was nominated as Mayor of Hoogeveen, he resigned as Mayor of Andijk the same day he took office as Mayor of Hoogeveen. taking office on 30 April 1959. After the election of 1963 Bakker was appointed as State Secretary for Economic Affairs in the Cabinet Marijnen, taking office on 3 September 1963. The Cabinet Marijnen fell on 27 February 1965 and continued to serve in a

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capacity until the cabinet formation of 1965 when it was replaced by the Cabinet Cals with Bakker continuing as State Secretary for Economic Affairs, taking office on 14 April 1965. The Cabinet Cals fell just one year later on 14 October 1966 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the

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Cabinet Zijlstra with Bakker appointed as Minister of Economic Affairs, taking office on 22 November 1966. After the election of 1967 Bakker was appointed as

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, Minister of Transport and Water Management and Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs in the Cabinet De Jong, taking office on 5 April 1967. Bakker was elected as a member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1971, taking office on 11 May 1971. Following the cabinet formation of 1971 Bakker was not giving a cabinet post in the new

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, the Cabinet De Jong was replaced by the Cabinet Biesheuvel I on 6 July 1971 and he continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a

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. In January 1971 Bakker was nominated as

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and chairman of the

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of Ago Insurance; he resigned as a member of the House of Representatives the same day he became CEO and chairman of Ago Insurance serving from 15 February 1972 until 1 January 1983. In December 1982 Ago Insurance and Ennia N.V. choose to

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to form the Aegon N.V. with Bakker appointed as CEO and chairman of the board of directors serving from 1 January 1983 until 1 January 1984. Bakker also became active in the

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and

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and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (

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, Zilveren Kruis) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (

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, Netherlands Cadastre Agency, Sociale Verzekeringsbank and Public Pension Funds PFZW) and as a diplomat and lobbyist for several economic delegations on behalf of the government. Bakker later served as chairman of the supervisory board of the DSM Company from 1 May 1984 until 1 July 1988. Bakker was known for his abilities as a

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and negotiator. Bakker continued to comment on political affairs until his death at the age of 83.

Decorations

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