Ko Suurhoff

Ko Suurhoff
Ko Suurhoff in 1965
Minister of Transport and Water Management
In office 30 June 1966 – 22 November 1966
Prime Minister	Jo Cals
Preceded by	Pieter Bogaers (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Jan de Quay
In office 14 April 1965 – 1 May 1966
Prime Minister	Jo Cals
Preceded by	Jan van Aartsen
Succeeded by	Pieter Bogaers (Ad interim)
Chairman of the Labour Party
In office 24 March 1961 – 14 April 1965
Leader	Jaap Burger (1961–1962) Anne Vondeling (1962–1965)
Preceded by	Hein Vos
Succeeded by	Sjeng Tans
Minister of the Interior
In office 13 October 1956 – 29 October 1956 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Julius Christiaan van Oven (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Teun Struycken as Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office 2 September 1952 – 22 December 1958
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Dolf Joekes
Succeeded by	Louis Beel
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 February 1967 – 14 March 1967
In office 20 March 1959 – 14 April 1965
In office 3 July 1956 – 3 October 1956
In office 24 October 1946 – 2 September 1952
In office 21 September 1939 – 4 June 1946
Parliamentary group	Labour Party (1946–1965) Social Democratic Workers' Party (1939–1946)
Personal details
Born	Jacobus Gerardus Suurhoff (1905-07-23)23 July 1905 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	14 March 1967(1967-03-14) (aged 61) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cause of death	Cancer
Political party	Labour Party (from 1946)
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Workers' Party (1923–1946)
Spouse	Alida Voorzanger ​ (m. 1930)​
Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
Occupation	Politician · Trade Union leader · Accountant · Activist
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1925–1927 (Conscription) 1927–1935 (Reserve)
Rank	Staff sergeant
Unit	Johan Willem Friso Regiment
Battles/wars	Interbellum

Jacobus Gerardus "Ko" Suurhoff (23 July 1905 – 14 March 1967) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade union leader.^[1]