Pieter Jacobus "Koos" Verdam (15 January 1915 – 11 March 1998) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

The reformed Verdam was a professor for Roman law and international civil law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and from 1959 to 1960 its Rector Magnificus. From 1966 to 1967 he was the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Zijlstra cabinet. In 1970 he became the Queen's Commissioner of Utrecht.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 3 June 1963
Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 1 February 1980 Elevated from Commander (27 April 1967)

References

Official
Political offices
Preceded by
Ivo Samkalden
Ad interim
 Minister of the Interior
1966–1967 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Queen's Commissioner of Utrecht
1970–1980 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Rector Magnificus of the
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1959–1960 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_Verdam
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