De Quay, Ian

Jan de Quay was born on August 26, 1901 in the city of Hertogenbosch, North Brabant Province. His father was Lieutenant General Rudolph van de Quay (1868-1933), his mother was Joanna Eliza Rosa van de Mortel. Jan received his secondary education at a Jesuit school, but did not continue his further education as a priest, as was expected of him. Instead, he decided to study psychology at the University of Utrecht . On August 8, 1927, he married a local girl, Maria Hubert Wilhelm van der Lande. In the marriage, the couple had nine children: five boys and four girls ^{[3] [4]} . After graduation, Jan was appointed professor of psychology at the Catholic University of Economics in Tilburg ( Dutch. Katholieke Economische Hogeschool te Tilburg ). In 1933, he replaced Professor L. Tribels as a professor of business theory and psychotechnology ^[4] .

In 1940-1941, de Quay, together with Luis Einthoven and Hans Lintorst Homanom organized a triumvirate that led the "Dutch Union" . From July 1942 to June 1943, de Quay was taken hostage by the invaders and was exiled to Sint-Michilsgestel internment camp in Haren . At the same time, his wife and their children were sent to Hinserhof, the municipality of Bers. In order not to be a prisoner of war, de Qui escapes and hides. In October 1944, he was appointed to the post of chairman of the Council of General Commissioners for Agriculture, Industry and Trade ( Dutch: College van Algemene Commissarissen voor Landbouw, Nijverheid en Handel ) in the liberated southern lands. Subsequently, de Quay was appointed Commissioner of the Queen in North Brabant. Later, he spoke of this period of work as the best time, since he raised the Brabant economy from agricultural to industrial level ^[5] .

May 19, 1959 after the election, Lauis Bel was dismissed, and de Qui took his place. Having formed the cabinet of ministers, he began to work as Prime Minister of the Netherlands ^[6] . This position was held by de Qui until May 1963, when, as a result of the election, he was replaced by Victor Marainen ^[7] . During his reign, there was a conflict with Indonesia and de Quay’s cabinet directed efforts to normalize relations and relieve tension, which arose as a result of the Hague's response, which authorized the departure of the aircraft carrier HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81 to stop the decolonization of Indonesia ^[8] . Under his leadership, the government adhered to a policy of introducing a wage system that was oriented towards manufacturing industries. The trade union movement markedly intensified, which led to an increase in wages in various sectors by 6% by 1960. However, in many sectors, it was decided to reduce working hours by introducing a free working day on Saturday. Despite this, there was an increase in economic growth, which entailed a shortage of labor. In 1960, the government authorized the issuance of permission for the arrival of Italian migrant workers, and later from Spain ^[2] .

He died on July 4, 1985 in the city of Beers, North Brabant Province.