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Dutch politician (1912–1996)

His ExcellencyCharles van Rooy
Charles van Rooy in 1960

Queen's Commissioner of Limburg
In office 1 January 1964 – 1 February 1977
Monarch	Juliana
Preceded by	Frans Houben
Succeeded by	Sjeng Kremers
Mayor of Heerlen
In office 16 January 1962 – 1 January 1964
Preceded by	Marcel van Grunsven
Succeeded by	Frans Gijzels
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office 19 May 1959 – 3 July 1961
Prime Minister	Jan de Quay
Preceded by	Louis Beel
Succeeded by	Victor Marijnen (Ad interim)
Mayor of Eindhoven
In office 1 May 1957 – 19 May 1959
Preceded by	Hans Kolfschoten
Succeeded by	Herman Witte
Mayor of Venlo
In office 1 May 1952 – 1 May 1957
Preceded by	Bernard Berger
Succeeded by	Leonard de Gou
Mayor of Etten-Leur
In office 16 December 1945 – 1 May 1952
Preceded by	Willem Weijers (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Jan Godwaldt
Mayor of Hontenisse
In office 1 November 1944 – 16 December 1945
Preceded by	Cornelis van der Pijl (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Camille van Hootegem
In office 15 November 1939 – 22 January 1944
Preceded by	Robert Lambooij
Succeeded by	Cornelis van der Pijl (Ad interim)

Personal details
Born	Charles Joan Marie Adriaan van Rooy (1912-01-23)23 January 1912 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	1 August 1996(1996-08-01) (aged 84) Hilversum, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Spouse	Marie Müller (m. 1939)
Children	Yvonne van Rooy (born 1951)
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) Maastricht University (Bachelor of Public Administration, Master of Public Administration, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Nonprofit director

Charles Joan Marie Adriaan van Rooy (23 January 1912 – 1 August 1996) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP), which is now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

He started his career as the mayor of Hontenisse on 15 November 1939, on 22 January 1944 he was fired by the Germans and went into hiding. After Hontenisse was freed, he became mayor again in November 1944 till 16 December 1945. Subsequently he became mayor of Etten-Leur (16 December 1945 – 1 May 1952), Venlo (1 May 1952 – 1 May 1957), and Eindhoven (1 May 1957 – 19 May 1959). From 19 May 1959 he served as the Minister of Social Affairs and Health under the catholic prime minister Jan de Quay, his friendship with De Quay was probably one of the reasons he unexpectedly became minister. His career as a minister ended after only two years (3 July 1961), after his child benefit plans were met with great criticism. His continued his political career as mayor of Heerlen (16 January 1962 – 1 January 1964) and ended it as governor of Limburg (1 January 1964 – 1 February 1977).

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	1 October 1961
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	1 February 1977	Elevated from Officer (30 April 1954)

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Official

(in Dutch) Mr.Dr. Ch.J.M.A. (Charles) van Rooy Parlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded byRobert Lambooij	Mayor of Hontenisse 1939–1944 1944–1945	Succeeded byCornelis van der Pijl Ad interim
Preceded byCornelis van der Pijl Ad interim	Mayor of Hontenisse 1939–1944 1944–1945	Succeeded byCamille van Hootegem
Preceded byWillem Weijers Ad interim	Mayor of Etten-Leur 1945–1952	Succeeded byJan Godwaldt
Preceded byBernard Berger	Mayor of Venlo 1952–1957	Succeeded byLeonard de Gou
Preceded byHans Kolfschoten	Mayor of Eindhoven 1957–1959	Succeeded byHerman Witte
Preceded byLouis Beel	Minister of Social Affairs and Health 1959–1961	Succeeded byVictor Marijnen Ad interim
Preceded byMarcel van Grunsven	Mayor of Heerlen 1962–1964	Succeeded byFrans Gijzels
Preceded byFrans Houben	Queen's Commissioner of Limburg 1964–1977	Succeeded bySjeng Kremers

v t e King's and Queen's commissioners of Limburg
Provinces of the Netherlands
Kerèns Van Herwijnen Borret Van Herwijnen Macpherson Van Meeuwen Van der Does de Willebois De Kuijper G. Ruijs de Beerenbrouck C. Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Van Hövell tot Westerflier Van Sonsbeeck De Marchant et d'Ansembourg Van Sonsbeeck Houben Van Rooy Kremers Mastenbroek Van Voorst tot Voorst Frissen Bovens Remkes Roemer

v t e Ministers of health of the Netherlands
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Joekes Suurhoff Beel Van Rooy Marijnen Veldkamp Roolvink Stuyt Vorrink Ginjaar Gardeniers-Berendsen Brinkman d'Ancona Ritzen Borst Bomhoff De Geus Hoogervorst Klink Schippers De Jonge Kuipers Helder Agema

v t e Ministers of social affairs of the Netherlands
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
Aalberse Koolen Slotemaker de Bruïne Verschuur Slotemaker de Bruïne Slingenberg Romme Damme Van den Tempel Wijffels Drees Joekes Suurhoff Beel Van Rooy Marijnen Veldkamp Roolvink Boersma Albeda Den Uyl De Graaf De Koning De Graaf De Koning B. De Vries Melkert K. De Vries Vermeend De Geus Donner Kamp Asscher Koolmees Van Gennip Van Hijum

v t e De Quay cabinet (1959–1963)
Preceded: Second Beel cabinet Succeed: Marijnen cabinet
Prime Minister	Jan de Quay (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Henk Korthals (Transport and Water Management and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Edzo Toxopeus (Interior) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Jelle Zijlstra (Finance) Albert Beerman (Justice) Jan de Pous (Economic Affairs) Sidney J. van den Bergh (Defence) (1959) Jan de Quay (Defence) (Ad interim) Sim Visser (Defence) (from 1959) Charles van Rooy (Social Affairs and Health) (1959–1961) Victor Marijnen (Social Affairs and Health) (Ad interim) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) (from 1961) Jo Cals (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1959–1961) Marga Klompé (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1961–1962) (Ad interim) Jo Cals (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1962–1963) Marga Klompé (Education, Arts and Sciences) (from 1963) (Ad interim) Victor Marijnen (Agriculture and Fisheries) Jan van Aartsen (Housing and Construction) Marga Klompé (Social Work)
State Secretaries	Norbert Schmelzer (General Affairs) Theo Bot (Interior) Hans van Houten (Foreign Affairs) Willem van den Berge (Finance) Gerard Veldkamp (Economic Affairs) (1959–1961) Frans Gijzels (Economic Affairs) (from 1961) Michael Calmeyer (Defence) Piet de Jong (Defence) Bauke Roolvink (Social Affairs and Health) Ynso Scholten (Education, Arts and Sciences) Gerard Stubenrouch (Education, Arts and Sciences) (1959–1962) (†) Harry Janssen (Education, Arts and Sciences) (from 1962) Eddie Stijkel (Transport and Water Management)

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