Henk Oosterhuis

Dutch trade unionist and politician

Hendrik Oosterhuis
MP
Senate of the Netherlands
In office
23 July 1946 – 20 September 1960
Member of the Senate
Personal details
Born(1893-04-20)20 April 1893
Died21 January 1962(1962-01-21) (aged 68)
NationalityDutch

Hendrik (Henk) Oosterhuis was a Dutch trade unionist and politician who represented the Labour Party and its predecessor the Social Democratic Workers' Party. Originally from Groningen, Oosterhuis served in the Senate from 1946 until 1960 and held numerous positions within the labour movement, including Chair of the Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV) and President of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "H. (Henk) Oosterhuis". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). PDC Foundation. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ Report of Proceedings at the Annual Trades Union Congress (Volume 83). Trades Union Congress. 1951. p. 187.
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