Jan Oostenbrink

Jan Oostenbrink
Oostenbrink in 1969

State Secretary for Economic Affairs
In office 6 July 1971 – 9 August 1972
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Minister	Harrie Langman
Preceded by	Louis van Son
Succeeded by	Himself
In office 9 August 1972 – 11 May 1973
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel
Minister	Harrie Langman
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Ted Hazekamp

Personal details
Born	Johannes Jacobus Marinus Oostenbrink (1936-08-18)18 August 1936 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	27 September 2025(2025-09-27) (aged 89)^[1] Heemstede, Netherlands
Party	Catholic People's Party
Occupation	Politician

Johannes Jacobus Marinus "Jan" Oostenbrink (18 August 1936 – 27 September 2025) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP).^[1]

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	8 June 1973

References

^ ^a ^b "Oud-staatssecretaris Jan Oostenbrink (KVP) overleden". parlement.com (in Dutch). Montesquieu Instituut. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

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Drs. J.J.M. (Jan) Oostenbrink Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch)

State secretaries for economic affairs of the Netherlands
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Van der Grinten Veldkamp Gijzels Bakker Van Son Oostenbrink Hazekamp Beyen Van Zeil Dik Bolkestein Heerma Van Rooy Evenhuis Bukman Van Rooy Van Dok-van Weele Ybema Wijn Van Gennip Heemskerk Bleker Verdaas Dijksma Van Dam Keijzer Yeşilgöz-Zegerius Vijlbrief Aerdts

Second Biesheuvel cabinet (1972–1973)
Preceded: First Biesheuvel cabinet Succeed: Den Uyl cabinet
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Roelof Nelissen (Finance) Molly Geertsema (Interior)
Ministers	Norbert Schmelzer (Foreign Affairs) Dries van Agt (Justice) Harrie Langman (Economic Affairs) Hans de Koster (Defence) Louis Stuyt (Health and Environment) Jaap Boersma (Social Affairs) Chris van Veen (Education and Sciences) Bé Udink (Transport and Water Management and Housing and Spatial Planning) Pierre Lardinois (Agriculture and Fisheries) (1972–1973) Jaap Boersma (Agriculture and Fisheries) (Ad interim) Piet Engels (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Ministers without portfolio	Pierre Lardinois (Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (1972–1973) Molly Geertsema (Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (from 1973) Kees Boertien (Development Cooperation) Chris van Veen (Higher Education and Science Policy)
State Secretaries	Tjerk Westerterp (Foreign Affairs) Willem Scholten (Finance) Fons van der Stee (Finance) Hans Grosheide (Justice) Jan Oostenbrink (Economic Affairs) Adri van Es (Defence) (1972) Koos Rietkerk (Social Affairs) Kees Schelfhout (Education and Sciences) Roelof Kruisinga (Transport and Water Management) Werner Buck (Housing and Spatial Planning) Henk Vonhoff (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)

First Biesheuvel cabinet (1971–1972)
Preceded: De Jong cabinet Succeed: Second Biesheuvel cabinet
Prime Minister	Barend Biesheuvel (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Roelof Nelissen (Finance) Molly Geertsema (Interior)
Ministers	Norbert Schmelzer (Foreign Affairs) Dries van Agt (Justice) Harrie Langman (Economic Affairs) Hans de Koster (Defence) Louis Stuyt (Health and the Environment) Jaap Boersma (Social Affairs) Chris van Veen (Education and Sciences) Willem Drees Jr. (Transport and Water Management) (1971–1972) Bé Udink (Transport and Water Management) (from 1972) Pierre Lardinois (Agriculture and Fisheries) Bé Udink (Housing and Spatial Planning) Piet Engels (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Ministers without portfolio	Roelof Nelissen (Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (1971–1972) Pierre Lardinois (Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) (from 1972) Kees Boertien (Development Cooperation) Mauk de Brauw (Higher Education and Science Policy) (1971–1972) Chris van Veen (Higher Education and Science Policy) (from 1972)
State Secretaries	Jan van Stuijvenberg (Interior) (1971–1972) Tjerk Westerterp (Foreign Affairs) Willem Scholten (Finance) Fons van der Stee (Finance) Hans Grosheide (Justice) Jan Oostenbrink (Economic Affairs) Adri van Es (Defence) Koos Rietkerk (Social Affairs) Kees Schelfhout (Education and Sciences) Roelof Kruisinga (Transport and Water Management) Werner Buck (Housing and Spatial Planning) Fia van Veenendaal-van Meggelen (Culture, Recreation and Social Work) (1971–1972) Henk Vonhoff (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)