Piet de Jong

**Petrus Jozef Sietse "Piet" de Jong** (April 3, 1915 – July 27, 2016) was a Dutch politician. He was for the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

## Early life

**Petrus Josef Sietse de Jong** was born on April 3, 1915 in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands Province of Gelderland. He studied at the Royal Netherlands Navy as a midshipman in 1931 and soon attended the Royal Netherlands Naval College in Den Helder.

## Career

He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from April 5, 1967 until July 6, 1971.

De Jong is known for his dry wit and quick remarks. His abilities as a team leader were greatly admired. The Cabinet De Jong was the first cabinet after World War II that completed a full term without any internal conflicts.

## Personal life

de Jong was married to Anneke Bartels from 1947 until her death in 2010. They had three children. He lived at The Hague. de Jong died at his The Hague home from natural causes on July 27, 2016, aged 101.

### Longevity

Until his death in July 2016, he was the oldest and earliest serving former Prime Minister of the Netherlands and the oldest living state leader at the age of 101. Over forty years after he left office, De Jong was comment on political affairs as an elder statesman.

## Other websites

- P.J.S. (Piet) de Jong Parlement & Politiek
- P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
- Kabinet-De Jong Rijksoverheid

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: Excellency, His Excellency
- **name**: Piet de Jong
- **image**: Piet de Jong 1970.jpg
- **imagesize**: 250px
- **office**: Parliamentary group leader, Parliamentary leader of the Catholic People's Party in the Senate (Netherlands), Senate
- **term start**: May 11, 1971
- **term end**: September 17, 1974
- **predecessor**: Jan Niers
- **successor**: Jan Teijssen
- **office1**: Senate (Netherlands), Member of the Senate
- **term start1**: May 11, 1971
- **term end1**: September 17, 1974
- **office2**: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- **term start2**: April 5, 1967
- **term end2**: July 6, 1971
- **monarch2**: Juliana of the Netherlands, Juliana
- **deputy2**: Johan Witteveen
 Joop Bakker
- **predecessor2**: Jelle Zijlstra
- **successor2**: Barend Biesheuvel
- **office3**: Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands), Minister of Economic Affairs
- **term start3**: January 7, 1970
- **term end3**: January 14, 1970
- **primeminister3**: Piet de Jong
- **predecessor3**: Leo de Block
- **successor3**: Roelof Nelissen
- **office4**: House of Representatives (Netherlands), Member of the House of Representatives
- **term start4**: February 23, 1967
- **term end4**: April 5, 1967
- **office5**: Ministry of Defence (Netherlands), Minister of Defence
- **term start5**: July 24, 1963
- **term end5**: April 5, 1967
- **primeminister5**: Vic Marijnen <small>(1963-1965)</small>
 Jo Cals <small>(1965-1966)</small>
 Jelle Zijlstra <small>(1966-1967)</small>
- **predecessor5**: Sim Visser
- **successor5**: Willem den Toom
- **office6**: State Secretary (Netherlands), State Secretary for Ministry of Defence (Netherlands), Defence
- **term start6**: June 25, 1959
- **term end6**: July 24, 1963
- **alongside6**: Michael Calmeyer
- **primeminister6**: Jan de Quay
- **predecessor6**: Harry Moorman
- **successor6**: Adri van Es
- **birthname**: Petrus Jozef Sietze de Jong
- **birth place**: Apeldoorn, Netherlands
- **death place**: The Hague, Netherlands
- **nationality**: Netherlands, Dutch
- **party**: Christian Democratic Appeal
 <small>(from 1980)</small>
- **otherparty**: Catholic People's Party
 <small>(1959-1980)</small>
- **spouse**: Anneke Bartels
 <small>(m. 1947-2010; her death)</small>
- **children**: Maria <small>(born 1948)</small>
 Jos <small>(born 1949)</small>
 Gijs <small>(born 1952)</small>
- **residence**: The Hague, Netherlands
- **alma mater**: Royal Netherlands Naval College
- **occupation**: Politician
 Officer (armed forces), Naval officer
- **nickname**: _Little Piet_
 _Her Juliana of the Netherlands, Majesty's own garden gnome_
- **allegiance**: Netherlands, The Netherlands
- **branch**: Royal Netherlands Navy
 <small>(Royal Netherlands Navy Submarine Service)</small>
- **serviceyears**: 1934-1959
 <small>(Reserve from 1959-1963)</small>
- **rank**:  Captain (naval), Captain
- **commands**: HNLMS O 24
 HNLMS De Zeeuw
 HNLMS Gelderland
- **battles**: World War II
* Battle of the Netherlands
* Battle of France
* Battle of the Atlantic
* Pacific War
Cold War
- **awards**: Order of Orange-Nassau
 <small>(Knight Grand Cross)</small>
 Bronze Cross (Netherlands), Bronze Cross (2)
 Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom), Distinguished Service Cross
 :nl:Ereteken voor Orde en Vrede, Medal for Order and Peace
 :nl:Oorlogsherinneringskruis, War Memorial Cross
- **military blank1**: Aide-de-camp
- **military data1**: Juliana of the Netherlands, Queen Juliana
 <small>(1955-1958)</small>
- **military blank2**: Chief of staff
- **military data2**: Royal Netherlands Navy, Inspector General of the Navy Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld <small>(1955-1958)</small>