Jelle Zijlstra

Dutch politician and economist, born at Oosterbierum, N Netherlands. As minister of economics (19529) and finance (195963) he revalued the guilder in 1961, tying it to the German mark. He retired from politics in 1963, becoming president of the Netherlands Bank (196781), when he was succeeded by Wim Duisenberg. He was also President of the Bank for International Payments and minister of state in 1981.

Jelle Zijlstra
August 27, 1918 - December 23, 2001

Predecessor:
Jo Cals

Prime Minister
1966-1967

Succeeded by
Piet de Jong

Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Jelle Zijlstra (August 27, 1918-December 23, 2001) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands for an intermediary cabinet from 1966 until 1967, as a member of the Protestant ARP party.

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