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Teun Struycken

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Antoon Arnold Marie "Teun" Struycken (27 December 1906 – 1 December 1977) was a Dutch jurist and politician, co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) – now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Struycken worked as a lawyer in Breda from 1932 until 1939 and served as an Alderman in Breda from 1939 until 1941. Struycken worked as a jurist for the Algemene Kunstzijde Unie from 1941 until 1942. On 4 May 1942 Struycken was arrested and detained in the ilag of Sint-Michielsgestel and was released on 21 January 1944. Following the end of World War II Struycken returned as Alderman in Breda from 1945 until 1950. Struycken was appointed as Minister of Justice in the Cabinet Drees–Van Schaik following the resignation of René Wijers, taking office on 10 July 1950. The Cabinet Drees–Van Schaik fell on 24 January 1951 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity. Following the cabinet formation of 1951, after which the Cabinet Drees–Van Schaik was replaced by the Cabinet Drees I on 15 March, Struycken was not given a ministerial post in the new cabinet. In March 1951 Struycken was appointed Governor of the Netherlands Antilles, taking office on 30 March 1951. After the election of 1956 Struycken was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations in the Cabinet Drees III, taking office on 29 October 1956. The Cabinet Drees III fell on 11 December 1958 after the Catholic People's Party and the Labour Party (PvdA) disagreed on a proposed Tax increase and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by caretaker Cabinet Beel II with Struycken continuing as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations and also took over as Minister of Justice, taking office on 22 December 1958. In January 1959 Struycken announced that he would not stand for the election of 1959. Following the cabinet formation of 1959, after which the Cabinet Beel II was replaced by the Cabinet De Quay on 19 May, Struycken was not given a ministerial post in the new cabinet.
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