Koos Rietkerk

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Koos Rietkerk
Koos Rietkerk in 1977
Minister of the Interior
In office 4 November 1982 – 20 February 1986
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Max Rood
Succeeded by	Frits Korthals Altes (Ad interim)
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 19 December 1977 – 25 August 1981
Preceded by	Hans Wiegel
Succeeded by	Hans Wiegel
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
State Secretary for Social Affairs
In office 28 July 1971 – 23 April 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Roelof Kruisinga as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Health
Succeeded by	Jan Mertens
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 11 September 1974 – 4 November 1982
In office 23 January 1973 – 1 September 1973
In office 23 February 1967 – 28 July 1971
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Member of the Social and Economic Council
In office 1 September 1973 – 1 September 1974
Chairman	Jan de Pous
In office 30 January 1959 – 23 February 1967
Chairman	Gerard Verrijn Stuart (1959–1964) Jan de Pous (1964–1967)
Personal details
Born	Jacobus Gijsbert Rietkerk (1927-12-14)14 December 1927 Boskoop, Netherlands
Died	20 February 1986(1986-02-20) (aged 58) The Hague, Netherlands
Cause of death	Heart attack
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1958)
Other political affiliations	Anti-Revolutionary Party (1946–1958)
Spouse	Johanna Zwiers ​ (m. 1953)​
Children	2 daughters and 1 son
Relatives	Jan Rietkerk (brother) Theo Rietkerk (nephew)
Alma mater	Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Researcher · Trade association executive

Jacobus Gijsbert "Koos" Rietkerk (14 December 1927 – 20 February 1986) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.^[1]