Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart

Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (19 March 1901 – 8 July 1956) was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was the first United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1951 to 1956.

Awards
Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion, 1949.
Nobel Peace Prize, 1954 (awarded to the UNHCR).
Wateler Peace Prize, 1956.

References

Other websites
Parlement.com (Parlementair Documentatie Centrum, Leiden University)

Category:1901 births
Category:1956 deaths
Category:Dutch diplomats
Category:Dutch journalists
Category:Dutch people of World War II
Category:Members of the Senate of the Netherlands
Category:Government ministers of the Netherlands
Category:Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians
Category:United Nations High Commissioners for Refugees
Category:Politicians from North Holland
Category:Writers from North Holland