Teun Struycken

Teun Struycken
Teun Struycken in 1950
Member of the Council of State
In office 16 April 1967 – 1 December 1977
Vice President	Louis Beel (1967–1972) Marinus Ruppert (1972–1977)
In office 1 November 1959 – 22 November 1966
Vice President	Louis Beel
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 29 October 1956 – 19 May 1959
Prime Minister	Willem Drees (1956–1958) Louis Beel (1958–1959)
Preceded by	Louis Beel
Succeeded by	Henk Korthals
Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations
In office 29 October 1956 – 19 May 1959
Prime Minister	Willem Drees (1956–1958) Louis Beel (1958–1959)
Preceded by	Ko Suurhoff (Ad interim) as Minister of the Interior
Succeeded by	Edzo Toxopeus as Minister of the Interior
Governor of the Netherlands Antilles
In office 30 March 1951 – 29 October 1956
Monarch	Juliana
Preceded by	Leonard Peters
Succeeded by	Frans van der Valk
Minister of Justice
In office 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967
Prime Minister	Jelle Zijlstra
Preceded by	Ivo Samkalden
Succeeded by	Carel Polak
In office 22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959
Prime Minister	Louis Beel
Preceded by	Ivo Samkalden
Succeeded by	Albert Beerman
In office 10 July 1950 – 15 March 1951
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Johan van Maarseveen (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Hendrik Mulderije
Personal details
Born	Antoon Arnold Marie Struycken (1906-12-27)27 December 1906 Breda, Netherlands
Died	1 December 1977(1977-12-01) (aged 70) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Catholic People's Party (from 1945)
Other political affiliations	Roman Catholic State Party (until 1945)
Spouse	Matthea Feldbrugge ​ (m. 1935)​
Children	6 sons and 2 daughters
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Nonprofit director

Antoon Arnold Marie "Teun" Struycken (27 December 1906 – 1 December 1977) was a Dutch jurist and politician, co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) – now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Struycken worked as a lawyer in Breda from 1932 until 1939 and served as an Alderman in Breda from 1939 until 1941. Struycken worked as a jurist for the Algemene Kunstzijde Unie from 1941 until 1942. On 4 May 1942 Struycken was arrested and detained in the ilag of Sint-Michielsgestel and was released on 21 January 1944. Following the end of World War II Struycken returned as Alderman in Breda from 1945 until 1950. Struycken was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Drees–Van Schaik following the resignation of René Wijers, taking office on 10 July 1950. The Cabinet Drees–Van Schaik fell on 24 January 1951 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. Following the cabinet formation of 1951, after which the Cabinet Drees–Van Schaik was replaced by the Cabinet Drees I on 15 March, Struycken was not given a ministerial post in the new cabinet. In March 1951 Struycken was appointed Governor of the Netherlands Antilles, taking office on 30 March 1951. After the election of 1956 Struycken was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations in the Cabinet Drees III, taking office on 29 October 1956. The Cabinet Drees III fell on 11 December 1958 after the Catholic People's Party and the Labour Party (PvdA) disagreed on a proposed Tax increase and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by caretaker Cabinet Beel II with Struycken continuing as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations and also took over as Minister of Justice, taking office on 22 December 1958. In January 1959 Struycken announced that he would not stand for the election of 1959. Following the cabinet formation of 1959, after which the Cabinet Beel II was replaced by the Cabinet De Quay on 19 May, Struycken was not given a ministerial post in the new cabinet. In October 1959 he was nominated as Member of the Council of State, taking office on 1 November 1959. The Cabinet Cals fell on 14 October 1966 after the Night of Schmelzer and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Zijlstra with Struycken again appointed as Minister of Justice, taking office on 22 November 1966.