Tjerk Westerterp

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Tjerk Westerterp
Tjerk Westerterp in 1974
Minister of Transport and Water Management
In office 11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Bé Udink
Succeeded by	Dany Tuijnman
State Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office 17 August 1971 – 7 March 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Preceded by	Hans de Koster
Succeeded by	Laurens Jan Brinkhorst Pieter Kooijmans
Member of the European Parliament
In office 8 May 1967 – 17 August 1971
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Group
Constituency	Netherlands
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 22 December 1977 – 15 February 1978
In office 8 June 1977 – 8 September 1977
In office 7 December 1972 – 11 May 1973
In office 31 July 1963 – 17 August 1971
Personal details
Born	Theodorus Engelbertus Westerterp (1930-12-02)2 December 1930 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	7 October 2023(2023-10-07) (aged 92) Ulvenhout, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 2002)
Other political affiliations	Livable Netherlands (2001–2002) Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–2001) Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Spouse	Ine van Lier ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	Four
Residence(s)	Ulvenhout, Netherlands
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Arts)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Journalist · Editor · Author · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Political consultant · Lobbyist

Theodorus Engelbertus "Tjerk" Westerterp (2 December 1930 – 7 October 2023) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.^[1]