Kees Staf

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Kees Staf
Kees Staf in 1950
Member of the Senate
In office 9 June 1959 – 20 September 1960
Parliamentary group	Christian Historical Union
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies
In office 22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959
Prime Minister	Louis Beel
Preceded by	Anne Vondeling
Succeeded by	Victor Marijnen as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office 1 January 1958 – 13 January 1958 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Sicco Mansholt
Succeeded by	Anne Vondeling
Minister of Defence
In office 13 October 1956 – 19 May 1959
Prime Minister	Willem Drees (1956–1958) Louis Beel (1956–1958)
Preceded by	Himself as Minister of War and the Navy
Succeeded by	Sidney J. van den Bergh
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office 18 July 1956 – 16 February 1957
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Willem Kernkamp [nl]
Succeeded by	Gerard Helders
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 3 July 1956 – 3 October 1956
In office 15 July 1952 – 2 September 1952
Parliamentary group	Christian Historical Union
Minister of War and the Navy
In office 15 March 1951 – 13 October 1956
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Hans s'Jacob
Succeeded by	Himself as Minister of Defence
Personal details
Born	Cornelis Staf (1905-04-23)23 April 1905 Ede, Netherlands
Died	10 September 1973(1973-09-10) (aged 68) Arnhem, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Historical Union (from 1946)
Spouse	Bartha Moll ​ (m. 1931)​
Children	2 daughters
Alma mater	National Agricultural and Forestry College (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Master of Science in Engineering) Technische Hochschule Breslau (Master of Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Agronomist · Agricultural engineer · Civil engineer · Economist · Researcher · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Years of service	1928–1929 (Conscription) 1929–1935 (Reserve)
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Corps of Engineers
Battles/wars	Interbellum

Cornelis "Kees" Staf (23 April 1905 – 10 September 1973) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.^[1]