Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen

Johanna Frederika "Jo" Schouwenaar-Franssen (3 May 1909 – 24 December 1995) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).[1]

Her Excellency Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen
Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen in 1963
Minister of Social Work
In office 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965
Prime Minister	Victor Marijnen
Preceded by	Marga Klompé
Succeeded by	Maarten Vrolijk as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work
Member of the European Parliament
In office 16 January 1961 – 24 July 1963
Parliamentary group	Group of Liberals and Allies
Constituency	Netherlands
Member of the Senate
In office 20 September 1966 – 10 May 1971
In office 6 November 1956 – 24 July 1963
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Personal details
Born	Johanna Frederika Franssen 3 May 1909 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	24 December 1995 (aged 86) Bilthoven, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Other political affiliations	Freedom Party (1946–1948) Liberal State Party (1945–1946)
Spouse(s)	Arie Jan Schouwenaar ​ ​ (m. 1945; died 1962)​
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma mater	Leiden University (Bachelor of Letters, Master of Letters) University of Perugia (Bachelor of Education, Master of Education)
Occupation	Politician · Teacher · Nonprofit director · Activist · Lobbyist

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	20 April 1965
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	10 May 1971	Elevated from Knight (30 April 1968)

References

1. "Franssen, Johanna Frederika (1909-1995)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Drs. J.F. (Jo) Schouwenaar-Franssen Parlement & Politiek
• (in Dutch) Drs. J.F. Schouwenaar-Franssen (VVD) Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal