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Joop den Uyl
Johannes Marten den Uijl, better known as Joop den Uyl, was a Dutch politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 to 1977. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA). Den Uyl studied economics at the University of Amsterdam obtaining a Master of Economics degree and worked as a civil servant at the Ministry of Economic Affairs from February 1942 until May 1945…
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culture · Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1973 to 1977 · journalist · economist · politician · writer · resistance fighter · also Joop den Uyl, Johannes Marten den Uijl, Uyl
Born 9 August 1919 · Died 24 December 1987 · Q318320
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2024· 1 entry
Limburger: Joop den Uyl is in Heerlen tot leven gewekt en biedt excuses aan tijdens terugblik op de mijnsluiting: ‘Gaan jullie eeuwig slachtoffer zijn?’
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1987· 1 entry
Died 1987-12-24.
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1982· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1982).
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (1982–1987).
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1981· 3 entries
Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1981–1982).
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Career landmark: Minister of Social Affairs (1981–1982).
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Career landmark: Minister for Netherlands Antillean Affairs (1981–1982).
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1978· 2 entries
Awarded Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1978).
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (1978–1981).
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1977· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (1977–1977).
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The Den Uyl cabinet fell as a result of a dispute between leftists and the more centrist KVP
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1976· 4 entries
A law provided a cash benefit equal to the old-age benefit for disabled heads of families (including the unemployed and self-employed) and disabled single persons aged 17 and over, including those disabled since childhoo
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A Criminal Injuries Compensation fund was set up
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A law was passed forbidding dismissal upon pregnancy or marriage for all women
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A separate subsidy scheme was introduced for young single persons
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1975· 3 entries
A rent readjustment grant was adopted "to assist households that were capable and desirous of living in better accommodations, but who were intimidated by the sudden increase in rent and the burden of moving costs
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National legislation was introduced for residential homes (previously, homes for the elderly had been a responsibility of local authorities)
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The social assistance standard was again structurally increased for incomplete families
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1974· 4 entries
The National Assistance Decree came into effect
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And 1975, the social assistance standards structurally increased more than the net minimum wage
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The AOW was linked to the minimum wage and therefore became welfare-fixed
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Lone parents were allowed to keep about a third of their earnings in addition to the benefit, up to a maximum of 25% of the minimum wage
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1973· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of General Affairs (1973–1977).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1973–1977).
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1967· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (1967–1973).
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1966· 2 entries
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1966).
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Career landmark: Leader of the Labour Party (1966–1986).
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1965· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Economic Affairs (1965–1966).
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To become Minister of Economic Affairs in the Cals cabinet
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1963· 1 entry
Became municipal administrator for economic affairs in Amsterdam, resigning his parliamentary seat
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1962· 1 entry
Career landmark: municipal executive of Amsterdam (1962–1965).
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1956· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (1956–1963).
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1953· 2 entries
Den Uyl was elected to the municipal council of Amsterdam and in 1956 he was elected to the House of Representatives
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At the invitation of the American government, Den Uyl stayed in the United States for a few months, gaining an appreciation of the American experience
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1919· 1 entry
Born 1919-08-09.
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