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Dutch politician (1933–2017)

Gerrit Braks
Braks in 1982

Mayor of Eindhoven
In office 1 September 2007 – 7 April 2008 Ad interim
Preceded by	Alexander Sakkers
Succeeded by	Rob van Gijzel
President of the Senate
In office 2 October 2001 – 10 June 2003
Preceded by	Frits Korthals Altes
Succeeded by	Yvonne Timmerman-Buck
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
In office 8 June 1999 – 2 October 2001
Preceded by	Luck van Leeuwen
Succeeded by	Yvonne Timmerman-Buck
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
Member of the Senate
In office 11 June 1991 – 10 June 2003
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal
Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries
In office 7 November 1989 – 18 September 1990
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Himself as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Succeeded by	Bert de Vries (Ad interim)
Minister of Education and Sciences
In office 14 September 1989 – 7 November 1989 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Wim Deetman
Succeeded by	Jo Ritzen
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office 4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers
Preceded by	Jan de Koning
Succeeded by	Himself as Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries
In office 5 March 1980 – 11 September 1981
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Fons van der Stee
Succeeded by	Jan de Koning
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 14 September 1989 – 7 November 1989
In office 3 June 1986 – 14 July 1986
In office 15 September 1981 – 4 November 1982
In office 10 June 1981 – 9 September 1981
In office 8 June 1977 – 5 March 1980
Parliamentary group	Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–1989) Catholic People's Party (1977–1980)

Personal details
Born	Gerardus Johannes Maria Braks (1933-05-23)23 May 1933 Uden, Netherlands
Died	12 July 2017(2017-07-12) (aged 84) Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (1975–1980)
Spouse	Francisca Antonia Maria Bardoel (m. 1965; died 2000)
Children	5 children
Alma mater	Wageningen University (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Master of Science in Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Agronomist · Civil engineer · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Media administrator

Gerardus Johannes Maria "Gerrit" Braks (23 May 1933 – 12 July 2017) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and agronomist.

Braks applied at the Wageningen Agricultural College in June 1959 majoring in Agronomy and obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree in July 1961 before graduating with a Master of Science in Engineering degree in July 1965. Braks worked as a agronomist and agricultural engineer in Eindhoven from January 1966 until April 1970 and as a civil servant for the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission from April 1970 until June 1977.

Braks was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1977, taking office on 8 June 1977. Braks was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel following the appointed of Fons van der Stee as Minister of Finance, taking office on 5 March 1980. After the election of 1981 Braks returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, serving from 10 June 1981 until 9 September 1981. Following the cabinet formation of 1981 Braks was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel was replaced by the Cabinet Van Agt II on 11 September 1981 and he subsequently returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 15 September 1981. After the election of 1982 Braks was appointed again as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Cabinet Lubbers I, taking office on 4 November 1982. After the election of 1986 Braks again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 3 June 1986. Following the cabinet formation of 1986 Braks continued as Minister of Education and Sciences in the Cabinet Lubbers II, taking office on 14 July 1986. The Cabinet Lubbers II fell on 3 May 1989 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. After the election of 1989 Braks once again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 14 September 1989. Braks served as acting Minister of Education and Sciences from 14 September 1989 until 7 November 1989 following the election of Wim Deetman as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Following the cabinet formation of 1989 Braks remained as the recently renamed Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries in the Cabinet Lubbers III, taking office on 7 November 1989. On 18 September 1990 Braks resigned after the Labour Party the coalition partner in the cabinet had lost confidence in the functioning of Braks.

Braks remained active in national politics, and became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Institute of Environmental Sciences, Royal Geographical Society and the LEI Wageningen UR) and worked as media administrator for the public broadcaster Catholic Radio Broadcasting (KRO) serving as Chairman of the Supervisory board from 1 May 1991 until 10 July 1996. Braks was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1991, taking office on 11 June 1991. After the Senate election of 1999 Braks was selected as Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the Senate, taking office on 8 June 1999. Braks was nominated as President of the Senate following the retirement of Frits Korthals Altes, taking office on 2 October 2001. In February 2003 Braks announced his retirement from national politics and that he wouldn't stand for the Senate election of 2003 and continued to serve until the end of the parliamentary term on 10 June 2003.

Braks retired after spending 26 years in national politics but remained active in the private sector and public sector and continued to occupy numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Rabobank, Campina, UTZ Certified, Enza Zaden, Vereniging Natuurmonumenten and the European Centre for Nature Conservation) and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Institute for Multiparty Democracy and Staatsbosbeheer). In August 2007 Braks was appointed as Ad interim Mayor of Eindhoven following a proposed referendum for the introduction of elected Mayors, serving from 1 September 2007 until 7 April 2008.

Braks was known for his abilities as a debater and policy wonk. Braks continued to comment on political affairs until his death at the age of 84.

Other functions

From 11 March 1991 until 1 April 1996 he was chairman of the Katholieke Radio Omroep. On 1 September 2007 he was named acting mayor of Eindhoven until after a referendum the next mayor was named by the crown on 7 April 2008.

Honours

He was invested as a Commander in the Order of the Netherlands Lion and as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. He also received the Jacoba van Beierenprijs in 1990, an honorary badge from the Wageningen University and Research Centre in 1993 and was an honorary citizen of the Dutch province of North Brabant. The Spanish king made him Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Isabella the Catholic.

Decorations

National

Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1 May 1991)
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (10 June 2003)
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (26 October 1981)
Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (30 April 1996)

Foreign

Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (15 June 1992)
France:
- Grand Officer of the Order of Legion of Honour (20 November 1988)
- Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit (10 December 1986)
Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (17 September 1987)

References

"Gerrit Braks (CDA) nieuwe Voorzitter Eerste Kamer, Wim van Eekelen (VVD) nieuwe ondervoorzitter" (in Dutch). Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal. 2 October 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
"Ir. G.J.M. Braks (CDA)" (in Dutch). Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal. Retrieved 28 December 2010.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Ir. G.J.M. (Gerrit) Braks Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Ir. G.J.M. Braks (CDA) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

Party political offices
Preceded byLuck van Leeuwen	Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the Senate 1999–2001	Succeeded byYvonne Timmerman-Buck
Political offices
Preceded byFons van der Stee	Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1980–1981 1982–1989	Succeeded byJan de Koning
Preceded byJan de Koning		Succeeded byHimself as Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries
Preceded byWim Deetman	Minister of Education and Sciences Ad interim 1989	Succeeded byJo Ritzen
Preceded byHimself as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries	Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries 1989–1990	Succeeded byBert de Vries Ad interim
Preceded byFrits Korthals Altes	President of the Senate 2001–2003	Succeeded byYvonne Timmerman-Buck
Preceded byAlexander Sakkers	Mayor of Eindhoven Ad interim 2007–2008	Succeeded byRob van Gijzel
Media offices
Preceded byBen Schmitz	Chairman of the Supervisory board of the Catholic Radio Broadcasting 1991–1996	Succeeded byFrans Slangen

v t e Presidents of the Senate of the Netherlands
Senate of the Netherlands
J. A. G de Vos van Steenwijk II Van Eysinga W. Schimmelpenninck van der Oye Van Naamen van Eemnes J. Schimmelpenninck van der Oye Van Voorst tot Voorst W. L. de Vos van Steenwijk Kranenburg Jonkman Mazure De Niet Gerritzoon Thurlings Steenkamp Tjeenk Willink Korthals Altes Braks Timmerman-Buck Van der Linden De Graaf Broekers-Knol Bruijn

v t e Ministers of education of the Netherlands
Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
De Visser Rutgers Waszink Terpstra Marchant Slotemaker de Bruine Schrieke Bolkestein Van der Leeuw Gielen Rutten Cals Klompé Cals Klompé Bot Diepenhorst Veringa Van Veen Van Kemenade Pais Van Kemenade Deetman Braks Ritzen Hermans Van der Hoeven Plasterk Rouvoet Van Bijsterveldt Bussemaker Van Engelshoven Dijkgraaf Bruins

v t e Ministers of agriculture of the Netherlands
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Veegens Talma Treub Posthuma Van IJsselsteyn Ruijs de Beerenbrouck De Geer Kan Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Verschuur Colijn Steenberghe Gelissen Deckers Steenberghe Colijn Van Rhijn Steenberghe Van den Tempel Kerstens Van den Broek De Booy Gispen Mansholt Staf Vondeling Staf Marijnen Biesheuvel Lardinois Boersma Brouwer Van der Stee Braks De Koning Braks B. De Vries Bukman Van Aartsen Apotheker K. De Vries Brinkhorst Veerman Verburg Verhagen Kamp Schouten Staghouwer Adema Wiersma

v t e Third Lubbers cabinet (1989–1994)
Preceded by: Second Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by: First Kok cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Wim Kok (Finance)
Ministers	Ien Dales (Interior) (1989–1994) (†) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Interior) (Ad interim) Ed van Thijn (Interior) (1994) Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) (from 1994) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) (1989–1993) Pieter Kooijmans (Foreign Affairs) (from 1993) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Justice) (1989–1994) Aad Kosto (Justice) (from 1994) Koos Andriessen (Economic Affairs) Relus ter Beek (Defence) Hedy d'Ancona (Welfare, Health and Culture) (1989–1994) Jo Ritzen (Welfare, Health and Culture) (Ad interim) Bert de Vries (Social Affairs and Employment) Jo Ritzen (Education and Sciences) Hanja Maij-Weggen (Transport and Water Management) (1989–1994) Koos Andriessen (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (1989–1990) Bert de Vries (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (Ad interim) Piet Bukman (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) (from 1990) Hans Alders (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Ministers without portfolio	Ruud Lubbers (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (Ad interim) Ernst Hirsch Ballin (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1989–1994) Ruud Lubbers (Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (from 1994) Jan Pronk (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) (1989–1994) Piet Dankert (Foreign Affairs) Marius van Amelsvoort (Finance) Aad Kosto (Justice) (1989–1994) Piet Bukman (Economic Affairs) (1989–1990) Yvonne van Rooy (Economic Affairs) (from 1990) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (Defence) (1989–1993) Ton Frinking (Defence) (from 1993) Hans Simons (Welfare, Health and Culture) Elske ter Veld (Social Affairs and Employment) (1989–1993) Jacques Wallage (Social Affairs and Employment) (from 1993) Jacques Wallage (Education and Science) (1989–1993) Roel in 't Veld (Education and Science) (1993) Job Cohen (Education and Science) (from 1993) Dzsingisz Gabor (Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries) Enneüs Heerma (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

v t e Second Lubbers cabinet (1986–1989)
Preceded by: First Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by: Third Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Rudolf de Korte (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Kees van Dijk (Interior) (1986–1987) Jan de Koning (Interior and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (Ad interim) Kees van Dijk (Interior) (from 1987) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Wim van Eekelen (Defence) (1986–1988) Piet Bukman (Defence) (ad interim) Frits Bolkestein (Defence) (from 1988) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1986–1987) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) (Ad interim) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (from 1987) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) (1986–1989) Gerrit Braks (Education and Sciences) (Ad interim) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Ed Nijpels (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Piet Bukman (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) René van der Linden (Foreign Affairs) (1986–1988) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (Foreign Affairs) (from 1988) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Enneüs Heerma (Economic Affairs) (1986) Yvonne van Rooy (Economic Affairs) (from 1986) Albert-Jan Evenhuis (Economic Affairs) (1986–1989) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Dick Dees (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerrit Brokx (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (1986) Enneüs Heerma (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (from 1986)

v t e First Lubbers cabinet (1982–1986)
Preceded by: Third Van Agt cabinet Succeeded by: Second Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Gijs van Aardenne (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Koos Rietkerk (Interior) (1982–1986) (†) Frits Korthals Altes (Interior) (Ad interim) Rudolf de Korte (Interior) (from 1986) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Job de Ruiter (Defence) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Pieter Winsemius (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Eegje Schoo (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Marius van Amelsvoort (Interior) Wim van Eekelen (Foreign Affairs) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Piet van Zeil (Economic Affairs) Frits Bolkestein (Economic Affairs) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Charl Schwietert (Defence) (1982) Willem Hoekzema (Defence) (from 1982) Joop van der Reijden (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerard van Leijenhorst (Education and Sciences) Jaap Scherpenhuizen (Transport and Water Management) Ad Ploeg (Agriculture and Fisheries) Gerrit Brokx (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)

v t e First Van Agt cabinet (1977–1981)
Preceded by: Den Uyl cabinet Succeeded by: Second Van Agt cabinet
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Hans Wiegel (Interior)
Ministers	Chris van der Klaauw (Foreign Affairs) Frans Andriessen (Finance) (1977–1980) Gijs van Aardenne (Finance) (Ad interim) Fons van der Stee (Finance and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (from 1980) Job de Ruiter (Justice) Gijs van Aardenne (Economic Affairs) Roelof Kruisinga (Defence) (1977–1978) Jan de Koning (Defence) (Ad interim) Willem Scholten (Defence) (1978–1980) Pieter de Geus (Defence) (from 1980) Leendert Ginjaar (Health and Environment) Wil Albeda (Social Affairs) Arie Pais (Education and Sciences) Dany Tuijnman (Transport and Water Management) Fons van der Stee (Agriculture and Fisheries and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (1977–1980) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) (from 1980) Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland (Housing and Spatial Planning) (1977–1981) Dany Tuijnman (Housing and Spatial Planning) (from 1981) (Ad interim) Til Gardeniers-Berendsen (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Ministers without portfolio	Jan de Koning (Development Cooperation) Rinus Peijnenburg (Science Policy) (1977–1979) (†) Leendert Ginjaar (Science Policy) (Ad interim) Ton van Trier (Science Policy) (from 1979)
State Secretaries	Henk Koning (Interior) Durk van der Mei (Foreign Affairs) Ad Nooteboom (Finance) (1977–1980) Marius van Amelsvoort (Finance) (from 1980) Bert Haars (Justice) Ted Hazekamp (Economic Affairs) Has Beyen (Economic Affairs) Cees van Lent (Defence) Wim van Eekelen (Defence) Els Veder-Smit (Health and Environment) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs) Klaas de Jong (Education and Sciences) Ad Hermes (Education and Sciences) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Brokx (Housing and Spatial Planning) Jeltien Kraaijeveld-Wouters (Culture, Recreation and Social Work) Gerard Wallis de Vries (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)

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