biography
pronunciation:
[siylstra]
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| lived:
| (1918– )
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| biography:
| Dutch politician and economist, born at Oosterbierum, N Netherlands. As minister of economics (1952–9) and finance (1959–63) he revalued the guilder in 1961, tying it to the German mark. He retired from politics in 1963, becoming president of the Netherlands Bank (1967–81), when he was succeeded by Wim Duisenberg. He was also President of the Bank for International Payments and minister of state in 1981. |
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