Roelof Nelissen
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| Born | Roelof Johannes Nelissen 1931-04-04 Hoofdplaat, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 July 2019 (Age 88) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Radboud University Nijmegen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Annemarie van der Kelen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Christian Democratic Appeal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch politician and former Finance Minister who attended the 1979 Bilderberg as senior executive of ABN AMRO
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Roelof Johannes Nelissen was a Dutch politician and banker.[1] A former Finance Minister, he attended the 1979 Bilderberg as senior executive of ABN AMRO.
Education
He studied at the Radboud University Nijmegen, majoring in Tax law, graduating with a Master of Laws degree in July 1956.[2]
Career
Nelissen worked as a trade association executive for the Catholic Business association from December 1956 until September 1968 and served as Deputy General-Secretary of the Executive Board from December 1956 until June 1962 and General-Secretary of the Executive Board from June 1962 until September 1968.
Nelissen began his political career when, as a candidate of the CPP, he was elected a member of the Second Chamber in June 1963, and was a member of the latter until January 1970. During his time in parliament, he was faction secretary in the Second Chamber until January 1970.[2]
In addition, he was secretary of the Federation of Catholic and Christian Business Associations (Federatie van Katholieke en Christelijke Ondernemersverbonden) from September 1968 to July 1969.
On 14 January 1970, Nelissen was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Piet de Jong as part of a cabinet reshuffle and held this office until 6 July 1971. He was again a member of the Second Chamber from May to July 1971.[2]
On 6 July 1971, de Jong's successor as Prime Minister, Barend Biesheuvel, appointed him as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in his cabinet, of which he was a member until the end of Biesheuvel's term on 11 May 1973. At the same time, from July 6, 1971 to January 28, 1972, he was assigned as Minister for the Coordination of the Affairs of Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles, before a separate minister for this department was subsequently appointed to the cabinet with Pierre Lardinois. In addition, he was also a member of the Second Chamber from December 1972 to March 1973.[2]
After leaving the government and parliament, Nelissen switched to the banking sector and was first an advisor to the Board of the Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank (N.V. AMRO-Bank) between September 1973 and September 1974, before he was subsequently vice chairman until 1979 and then chairman of the Board of N.V. AMRO-Bank from June 1983 to September 1990.[2]
After the merger of N.V. AMRO-Bank with Algemene Bank Nederland (ABN), Nelissen became CEO of the resulting ABN AMRO in September 1990 and held this position until May 1992.[2]
He was appointed commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau on June 8, 1973. In addition, he became a grand officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium.[2]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1979 | 27 April 1979 | 29 April 1979 | Austria Baden Clubhotel Schloss Weikersdorf | 27th Bilderberg, 95 guests, Austria |
