Jo Hendriks

Jo Hendriks
Hendriks in 1973
State Secretary for
Health and Environment
In office
11 May 1973 – 19 December 1977
Prime MinisterJoop den Uyl
MinisterIrene Vorrink
Preceded byRoelof Kruisinga
as State Secretary for
Social Affairs and Health
Succeeded byEls Veder-Smit
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
8 June 1977 – 7 September 1977
Personal details
BornJosephus Petronella Maria Hendriks
(1923-03-04)4 March 1923
Sint-Oedenrode, Netherlands
Died5 September 2001(2001-09-05) (aged 78)
Tilburg, Netherlands
PartyChristian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political
affiliations
Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Director

Josephus Petronella Maria "Jo" Hendriks (4 March 1923 – 5 September 2001) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) party, later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party.

Career

Hendriks came from the insurance industry. He was the first politician to come up with coherent ideas for a national health insurance scheme. After his political career, he became the chairman of broadcaster Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO) and other bodies in public health.

References

  1. 1 2 "Oud-staatssecretaris Hendriks overleden". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 September 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 "J.P.M. (Jo) Hendriks | Parlement.com". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 February 2026.