Harm Buiter
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Harm Geert Buiter (8 January 1922 – 22 February 2011) was a Dutch trade unionist and politician.
Born in Tubbergen in the Netherlands, Buiter studied economics in Amsterdam, but was expelled for anti-Nazi activity during World War II. After the war, he completed his studies in England, then in 1947 returned to the Netherlands to work for the General Dutch Metalworkers' Union. In 1956, he was appointed as secretary of the European Coal and Steel Community's trade union committee, then in 1958 became secretary of its successor, the .[1]
In 1967, Buiter was elected as general secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, but he retired five years later due to poor health. He was elected as the Mayor of Groningen, serving until 1985.[1][2]
Buiter's son, Willem, became a notable economist.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Carew, Anthony (2000). The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. Oxford: Peter Lang. p. 551. ISBN 9783906764832.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Oud-burgemeester Groningen Harm Buiter overleden ("Former mayor of Groningen, Harm Buiter, deceased"" (in Dutch). Elsevier.nl. 23 February 2011.
- 1922 births
- 2011 deaths
- Dutch resistance members
- Dutch trade unionists
- General Secretaries of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians
- Mayors of Groningen
- People from Tubbergen