Charles van Rooy

Charles Joan Marie Adriaan van Rooy (23 January 1912 – 1 August 1996) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

His Excellency Charles van Rooy
Charles van Rooy in 1960
Queen's Commissioner of Limburg
In office 1 January 1964 – 1 February 1977
Monarch	Juliana
Preceded by	Frans Houben
Succeeded by	Sjeng Kremers
Mayor of Heerlen
In office 16 January 1962 – 1 January 1964
Preceded by	Marcel van Grunsven
Succeeded by	Frans Gijzels
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office 19 May 1959 – 3 July 1961
Prime Minister	Jan de Quay
Preceded by	Louis Beel
Succeeded by	Victor Marijnen (Ad interim)
Mayor of Eindhoven
In office 1 May 1957 – 19 May 1959
Preceded by	Hans Kolfschoten
Succeeded by	Herman Witte
Mayor of Venlo
In office 1 May 1952 – 1 May 1957
Preceded by	Bernard Berger
Succeeded by	Leonard de Gou
Mayor of Etten-Leur
In office 16 December 1945 – 1 May 1952
Preceded by	Willem Weijers (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Jan Godwaldt
Mayor of Hontenisse
In office 1 November 1944 – 16 December 1945
Preceded by	Cornelis van der Pijl (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Camille van Hootegem
In office 15 November 1939 – 22 January 1944
Preceded by	Robert Lambooij
Succeeded by	Cornelis van der Pijl (Ad interim)
Personal details
Born	Charles Joan Marie Adriaan van Rooy (1912-01-23)23 January 1912 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	1 August 1996(1996-08-01) (aged 84) Hilversum, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal (from 1980)
Other political affiliations	Catholic People's Party (until 1980)
Spouse(s)	Marie Müller ​ ​ (m. 1939; his death 1996)​
Children	Yvonne van Rooy (born 1951)
Alma mater	Radboud University Nijmegen (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) Maastricht University (Bachelor of Public Administration, Master of Public Administration, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Nonprofit director

He started his career as the mayor of Hontenisse on 15 November 1939, on 22 January 1944 he was fired by the Germans and went into hiding. After Hontenisse was freed, he became mayor again in November 1944 till 16 December 1945. Subsequently he became mayor of Etten-Leur (16 December 1945 – 1 May 1952), Venlo (1 May 1952 – 1 May 1957), and Eindhoven (1 May 1957 – 19 May 1959). From 19 May 1959 he served as the Minister of Social Affairs and Health under the catholic prime minister Jan de Quay, his friendship with De Quay was probably one of the reasons he unexpectedly became minister. His career as a minister ended after only two years (3 July 1961), after his child benefit plans were met with great criticism. His continued his political career as mayor of Heerlen (16 January 1962 – 1 January 1964) and ended it as governor of Limburg (1 January 1964 – 1 February 1977).