Jan de Quay

Quick facts

Born

26 August 1901 wd

Died

4 July 1985 wd

Place of death

Beers wd

Citizenship

Kingdom of the Netherlands wd

Occupation

politician, psychologist, university teacher, writer wd

Political party

Roman Catholic State Party, Catholic People's Party wd

Education

Utrecht University, Catholic Comprehensive School, Breul wd

Spouse

Maria de Quay-van der Lande wd

Positions held wd

• Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967)
• Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967)
• member of the Senate of the Netherlands (25 June 1963 – 22 November 1966)
• Prime Minister of the Netherlands (19 May 1959 – 24 July 1963)
• Minister of Defence
• full professor
• prime minister

Awards wd

• Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion

About

De Quay studied Applied psychology and Literature at the Utrecht University obtaining Master of Psychology and Letters degree's followed by a postgraduate education in Clinical Psychology at the Stanford University obtaining a Master of Social Science degree and worked as a researcher and associate professor of Applied psychology at the University of Tilburg from September 1927 until August 1939 before finishing his thesis at his alma and graduated as a Doctor of Psychology in Applied psychology and worked as a professor of Applied psychology, business administration and business theory at the University of Tilburg from March 1933 until August 1939. De Quay also served as Rector Magnificus of the university from January 1938 until January 1939. During World War II De Quay was co-founder of the controversial Dutch Union in July 1940 but the organisation was disbanded by the German occupation authority in December 1941. Shortly before the end of the War De Quay was appointed as Minister of War in the Cabinet Gerbrandy III, the last government-in-exile taking office on 4 April 1945. After a cabinet formation De Quay was not included in the new cabinet. De Quay continued to be active in politics and in September 1946 was nominated as the next Queen's Commissioner of North Brabant taking office on 1 November 1946. After the election of 1959 De Quay was persuaded to lead a new cabinet. Following a successful cabinet formation De Quay formed the Cabinet De Quay and became Prime Minister of the Netherlands taking office on 19 May 1959.

Before the election of 1963 De Quay indicated that he would not serve…

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Questions

When was Jan de Quay born?

Jan de Quay was born on 26 August 1901.

What positions has Jan de Quay held?

Positions held by Jan de Quay include: Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (1966–1967); Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1966–1967); member of the Senate of the Netherlands (1963–1966); Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1959–1963); Minister of Defence.

Where did Jan de Quay study?

Jan de Quay was educated at Utrecht University, Catholic Comprehensive School, Breul.

Sources

1. Wikipedia (English): Jan de Quay · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Wikidata item Q781813 · CC0 1.0
3. Image: Jan de Quay 1962.jpg by Rijksoverheid.nl (CC0)

Last updated 31 October 2026 · facts checked 5 November 2026

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