Johan Witteveen

Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen (12 June 1921 – 23 April 2019) was a Dutch economist, retired politician and author. He was a member of the Senate (1958–63; 1971–73) and the House of Representatives (1963; 1965–67) for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.[1]

Johan Witteveen
5th Managing Director of the IMF
In office 1 September 1973 – 18 June 1978
Preceded by	Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
Succeeded by	Jacques de Larosière
Member of the Senate
In office 8 June 1971 – 1 September 1973
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 Serving with Joop Bakker
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong
Preceded by	Jan de Quay Barend Biesheuvel
Succeeded by	Roelof Nelissen Molly Geertsema
Minister of Finance
In office 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong
Preceded by	Jelle Zijlstra
Succeeded by	Roelof Nelissen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 21 September 1965 – 5 April 1967
Minister of Finance
In office 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965
Prime Minister	Vic Marijnen
Preceded by	Jelle Zijlstra
Succeeded by	Anne Vondeling
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 5 June 1963 – 24 July 1963
Member of the Senate
In office 23 December 1958 – 5 June 1963
Personal details
Born	Hendrikus Johannes Witteveen (1921-06-12)12 June 1921 Zeist, Netherlands
Died	23 April 2019(2019-04-23) (aged 97) Wassenaar, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1980)
Spouse(s)	Liesbeth de Vries Feijens
Children	4
Residence	Wassenaar, Netherlands
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician Economist Professor Author

He was Minister of Finance (1963–65; 1967–71) and managing director of the International Monetary Fund (1973–78). He also wrote books on Universal Sufism and economics.

He was the father of Willem Witteveen.