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Henk Korthals
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Hendrik Albertus "Henk" Korthals (3 July 1911 – 3 November 1976) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP) later the Freedom Party (PvdV) and later co-founder of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and journalist.
Korthals attended a Gymnasium in Dordrecht from May 1923 until June 1929 and applied at the Rotterdam School of Economics in June 1929 majoring in Economics obtaining a Bachelor of Economics degree in June 1931 before graduating with a Master of Economics degree on 12 May 1936. Korthals worked as a journalist for the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant from May 1936 until October 1940 and as civil servant for the department of General Economic Policy of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Shipping from October 1940 until November 1945. On 10 May 1940 Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands and the government fled to London to escape the German occupation. Korthals was sympathetic with the Dutch resistance against the German occupiers and worked as a journalist and editor for the underground newspaper Het Dagelijks Nieuws from July 1940 until May 1945. Korthals worked as editor for the NRC Handelsblad from May 1945 until November 1945.
Following the end of World War II Queen Wilhelmina ordered a Recall of Parliament and Korthals was appointment as a Member of the House of Representatives taking the place of the deceased Isidoor Henry Joseph Vos, taking office on 20 November 1945 serving as a frontbencher and the de facto Whip and spokesperson for Economic Affairs, Defence, European Affairs, NATO and deputy spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Benelux Union. On 24 January 1948 the Freedom Party (PvdV) and the Committee-Oud choose to merge to form the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Korthals was one of the co-founders and became unofficial Deputy Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy on 10 July 1952. Korthals also served as editor-in-chief of the party newspaper Vrijheid en Democratie from 4 April 1948 until 1 January 1954.
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