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Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart

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625: 38: 1388: 675: 787: 459:. His father, Gijsbert Willem Goedhart, was a Protestant vicar. His mother was Francina Dingena Helena van Heuven. Van Heuven Goedhart was initially called Goedhart, but in 1933 he received permission to add his mother's maiden name to his surname. Van Heuven Goedhart studied law at 982: 1072: 1017: 997: 1102: 972: 913: 1107: 1057: 1052: 1132: 1007: 1522: 1077: 1042: 942: 1487: 967: 906: 1482: 1442: 962: 1047: 584:
Erna Hauan (1899–1991). Van Heuven Goedhart had two children from his second marriage, Karin Sophie and Bergliot Halldis. Van Heuven Goedhart died in
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Van Heuven Goedhart married Francis Becht (1899–1987) in 1924. The marriage was dissolved in 1931. In 1932, Van Heuven Goedhart married
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After the World War II, Van Heuven Goedhart returned to Het Parool, where he once again become editor in chief. In 1947, he also became
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Van Heuven Goedhart was also the first chairman of the "state committee for the coordination of government information" (
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and graduated in 1926. The year before, he had already become a reporter for newspaper
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on 8 July 1956, while being United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Staatscommissie over de coördinatie van de overheidsvoorlichting
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His Excellency

United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees

Trygve Lie
Dag Hammarskjöld
August R. Lindt
Senator of the Netherlands
Minister of Justice
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Jan van Angeren
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Bussum
Netherlands
Geneva
Switzerland
Labour Party
Independent Social Democrat
Alma mater
Leiden University
Bachelor of Laws
Master of Laws
Doctor of Philosophy
Politician
Diplomat
Jurist
Journalist
Editor
Author
Labour Party
Minister of Justice

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