Roelof Nelissen

Roelof Nelissen
Roelof Nelissen in 1971
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973 Serving with Molly Geertsema
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Johan Witteveen Joop Bakker
Succeeded by	Dries van Agt
Minister of Finance
In office 6 July 1971 – 11 May 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Johan Witteveen
Succeeded by	Wim Duisenberg
Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs
In office 6 July 1971 – 28 January 1972
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Joop Bakker
Succeeded by	Pierre Lardinois
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office 14 January 1970 – 6 July 1971
Prime Minister	Piet de Jong
Preceded by	Johan Witteveen (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Harrie Langman
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 7 December 1972 – 7 March 1973
In office 11 May 1971 – 6 July 1971
In office 5 June 1963 – 14 January 1970
Parliamentary group	Catholic People's Party
Personal details
Born	Roelof Johannes Nelissen (1931-04-04)4 April 1931 Hoofdplaat, Netherlands
Died	18 July 2019(2019-07-18) (aged 88) Hilversum, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Spouse	Annemarie van der Kelen ​ ​ (m. 1957; died 2018)​
Residence(s)	Laren, Netherlands
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Jurist · Economist · Businessman · Banker · Financial adviser · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Lobbyist
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1955–1956 (Conscription) 1956–1961 (Reserve)
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	Medical Corps
Battles/wars	Cold War

Roelof Johannes Nelissen (4 April 1931 – 18 July 2019) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.^[1]