Gerard Veldkamp

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Gerard Veldkamp
Gerard Veldkamp in 1964
Member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy
In office 20 November 1972 – 1 December 1982
Director	See list Sjeng Kremers (1972–1977) Wim Schut (1977–1978) Theo Quené (1978–1985)
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office 17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967
Prime Minister	See list Jan de Quay (1961–1963) Victor Marijnen (1963–1965) Jo Cals (1965–1966) Jelle Zijlstra (1967–1967)
Preceded by	Victor Marijnen (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Bauke Roolvink
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 2 July 1963 – 24 July 1963
In office 24 March 1959 – 19 May 1959
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
State Secretary for Economic Affairs
In office 10 October 1952 – 17 July 1961
Prime Minister	See list Willem Drees (1952–1958) Louis Beel (1958–1959) Jan de Quay (1959–1961)
Preceded by	Wim van der Grinten
Succeeded by	Frans Gijzels
Personal details
Born	Gerardus Mattheus Johannes Veldkamp (1921-06-27)27 June 1921 Breda, Netherlands
Died	15 October 1990(1990-10-15) (aged 69) Paris, France
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Spouse	Maria Clarijs ​ (m. 1948)​
Children	4 daughters and 1 son
Alma mater	Tilburg University (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Economist · Financial analyst · Sociologist · Academic administrator · Researcher · Columnist · Editor · Author · Professor

Gerardus Mattheus Johannes "Gerard" Veldkamp (27 June 1921 – 15 September 1990) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and economist.