Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland

Jonkheer Pieter Adriaan Cornelis Beelaerts van Blokland (8 December 1932 – 22 September 2021)^[1] was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Jonkheer Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland
Pieter Beelaerts van Blokland in 1981
Queen's Commissioner of Utrecht
In office 16 October 1985 – 1 January 1998
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Pieter van Dijke
Succeeded by	Boele Staal
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 10 June 1981 – 9 September 1981
Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning
In office 19 December 1977 – 1 September 1981
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Preceded by	Hans Gruijters
Succeeded by	Dany Tuijnman (ad interim)
Mayoral positions Mayor of Hengelo In office 1 January 1999 – 1 October 2000 Ad interim Preceded by Wolter Lemstra Succeeded by Frank Kerckhaert Mayor of Apeldoorn In office 1 September 1981 – 16 October 1985 Preceded by Frans Dijckmeester Succeeded by Ton Hubers Mayor of Amstelveen In office 1 January 1971 – 19 December 1977 Preceded by Dirk Rijnders Succeeded by Wilhem Quarles van Ufford Mayor of Vianen In office 1 April 1967 – 1 January 1971 Preceded by Govert Pellikaan Succeeded by Jan van Wijk Mayor of Wolphaartsdijk In office 1 February 1963 – 1 April 1967 Preceded by Barend ter Haar Romeny Succeeded by Adriaan Hack (ad interim)
Personal details
Born	Pieter Adriaan Cornelis Beelaerts van Blokland (1932-12-08)8 December 1932 Heerjansdam, Netherlands
Died	22 September 2021(2021-09-22) (aged 88)
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Christian Historical Union (until 1980)
Spouse	Ulrica Bentinck ​ ​ (m. 1961; died 2018)​
Children	3 children
Residence(s)	Amstelveen, Netherlands
Alma mater	Delft University of Technology (Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Urban planner · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Lobbyist

He was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the First Van Agt cabinet from 1977 to 1981. In 1981, he was a member of the House of Representatives. Beelaerts van Blokland was mayor of Wolphaartsdijk, Vianen, Amstelveen, Apeldoorn, and Hengelo. He was also Queen's Commissioner of Utrecht from 1985 to 1998.

Decorations

Honours

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	26 October 1981
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	1 January 1998	Elevated from Commander (30 April 1985)

References

1. "Oud-minister Beelaerts van Blokland overleden".

External links

Official

• Jhr.Drs. P.A.C. (Pieter) Beelaerts van Blokland Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch)

Political offices
Preceded by Barend ter Haar Romeny	Mayor of Wolphaartsdijk 1963–1967	Succeeded by Adriaan Hack Ad interim
Preceded by Govert Pellikaan	Mayor of Vianen 1967–1971	Succeeded by Jan van Wijk
Preceded by Dirk Rijnders	Mayor of Amstelveen 1971–1977	Succeeded by Wilhem Quarles van Ufford
Preceded by Hans Gruijters	Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning 1977–1981	Succeeded by Dany Tuijnman Ad interim
Preceded by Frans Dijckmeester	Mayor of Apeldoorn 1981–1985	Succeeded by Ton Hubers
Preceded by Pieter van Dijke	Queen's Commissioner of Utrecht 1985–1998	Succeeded by Boele Staa
Preceded by Wolter Lemstra	Mayor of Hengelo Ad interim 1999–2000	Succeeded by Frank Kerckhaert