Tiemen Brouwer - Wikipedia

Tiemen Brouwer
Brouwer in 1973

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office 11 May 1973 – 1 November 1973
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl
Preceded by	Jaap Boersma
Succeeded by	Fons van der Stee

Personal details
Born	Tiemen Brouwer (1916-12-19)19 December 1916 Ellecom, Netherlands
Died	18 April 1977(1977-04-18) (aged 60) Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Party	Catholic People's Party
Spouse	Joukje Tjerkje Catharina de Jong
Children	2 sons
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant Jurist Trade association executive Corporate director Nonprofit director Lobbyist

Tiemen Brouwer (19 December 1916 – 18 April 1977) was a Catholic People's Party leader and politician. He was president of the Catholic Dutch Farmers and Gardeners Association (KNBTB). He was a representative of the 'green front' faction in the Catholic People's Party, serving in the House of Representatives from 1959 to 1973. Brouwer left the House of Representatives to briefly become Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Den Uyl cabinet from May to November 1973. Shortly after taking office, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. Brouwer died on 18 April 1977 in Leiderdorp.^[1]

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment	Reference
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands

References

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↑ "Mr. T. (Tiemen) Brouwer | Parlement.com". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-06-09.

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v t e Den Uyl cabinet (1973–1977)
Preceded by: Second Biesheuvel cabinet Succeeded by: First Van Agt cabinet
Prime Minister	Joop den Uyl (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Dries van Agt (Justice) (1973–1977) Gaius de Gaay Fortman (Justice) (from 1977)
Ministers	Gaius de Gaay Fortman (Interior and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) Max van der Stoel (Foreign Affairs) Wim Duisenberg (Finance) Ruud Lubbers (Economic Affairs) Henk Vredeling (Defence) (1973–1977) Bram Stemerdink (Defence) (from 1977) Irene Vorrink (Health and the Environment) Jaap Boersma (Social Affairs) Jos van Kemenade (Education and Sciences) Tjerk Westerterp (Transport and Water Management) Tiemen Brouwer (Agriculture and Fisheries) (1973) Fons van der Stee (Agriculture and Fisheries) (from 1973) Hans Gruijters (Housing and Spatial Planning) Harry van Doorn (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Ministers without portfolio	Jan Pronk (Development Cooperation) Boy Trip (Science Policy)
State Secretaries	Wim Polak (Interior) (1973–1977) Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Foreign Affairs) (1973–1977) Pieter Kooijmans (Foreign Affairs) Fons van der Stee (Finance) (1973) Martin van Rooijen (Finance) (1973–1977) Aar de Goede (Finance) Jan Glastra van Loon (Justice) (1973–1975) Henk Zeevalking (Justice) (1975–1977) Ted Hazekamp (Economic Affairs) Joep Mommersteeg (Defence) (1973–1974) Cees van Lent (Defence) (from 1974) Bram Stemerdink (Defence) (1973–1977) Jo Hendriks (Health and the Environment) Jan Mertens (Social Affairs) Ger Klein (Education and Sciences) (1973–1977) Antoon Veerman (Education and Sciences) (1973–1975) Klaas de Jong Ozn. (Education and Sciences) (from 1975) Michel van Hulten (Transport and Water Management) Jan Schaefer (Housing and Spatial Planning) (1973–1977) Marcel van Dam (Housing and Spatial Planning) (1973–1977) Wim Meijer (Culture, Recreation and Social Work) (1973–1977)

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Labour Party	Wim Albers Nel Barendregt Jan Broeksz Jaap Burger Marinus van der Goes van Naters Arie van der Hek Reint Laan Cees Laban Jan Lamberts Gerard Nederhorst Ad Oele Schelto Patijn Siep Posthumus Jan Pronk Max van der Stoel Henk Vredeling Ep Wieldraaijer
Catholic People's Party	Marius van Amelsvoort Pieter Blaisse Tiemen Brouwer Flip van Campen M.M.A.A. Janssen Pierre Lardinois Joep Mommersteeg Harrij Notenboom Kees van der Ploeg Kees Raedts Piet van der Sanden Maan Sassen Wim Schuijt Wim Vergeer Tjerk Westerterp
Anti-Revolutionary Party	Barend Biesheuvel Jaap Boersma Kees Boertien Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman Cees Hazenbosch Jan de Koning Willem Rip Jacqueline Rutgers
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	Jan Baas Cees Berkhouwer Frederik Gerard van Dijk Henk Korthals Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen Bob de Wilde
Christian Historical Union	Corstiaan Bos Johan van Hulst Franz Lichtenauer Durk van der Mei Willem Scholten Teun Tolman
Democrats 66	Doeke Eisma Maarten Engwirda
Political Party of Radicals	Henk Waltmans
Communist Party of the Netherlands	Wessel Hartog