Theo Bot
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His Excellency Theo Bot |
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| Minister of Education, Culture and Science | |
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In office 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
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| Prime Minister | Victor Marijnen |
| Preceded by | Jo Cals |
| Succeeded by | Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst |
| Minister without portfolio for development aid | |
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In office 14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966 |
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| Prime Minister | Jo Cals |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Theo Bot |
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In office 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 |
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| Prime Minister | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Preceded by | Theo Bot |
| Succeeded by | Berend Jan Udink |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 2 July 1963 – 24 July 1963 |
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| State Secretary of the Interior, for Netherlands New Guinea | |
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In office 23 November 1959 – 24 July 1963 |
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| Prime Minister | Jan de Quay |
| Preceded by | Norbert Schmelzer |
| Succeeded by | Theo Westerhout |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 20, 1911 Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | September 24, 1984 (aged 73) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | KVP |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth W. van Hal |
| Children | 7 children |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University (Master of Laws) |
| Occupation |
Civil servant Politician Ambassador |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Theodorus Hendrikus "Theo" Bot (29 July 1911 – 24 September 1984) was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) party. He served as Minister of Education, Culture and Science from 24 July 1963 until 14 April 1965 in the Marijnen cabinet.
Bot was born on 29 July 1911 in Dordrecht, as one of three sons of Maria Theresia Frederica Creemers and Lourens Bot, a German language teacher. From 1923 to 1930 he went to the "Gemeentelijk Gymnasium" high school in Apeldoorn, and studied Indonesian law at Utrecht University from 1930 to September 1936. He also followed an education at the "School voor Reserve-Officieren der Bereden-Artillerie" (English: School for Reserve-Officers of the Horse-Artillery) in Ede.
From 1936 to 1942 Bot was sent out for the civil service to the Dutch East Indies and would serve with the east-Asian service in Batavia, Purwakarta and Soekaboemi. During World War II he was in active service from 1940 to 8 March 1942 in the rank of reserve-first lieutenant of the horse-artillery. Afterwards he was a Japanese warprisoner at camps in Java, Birma and Thailand, until 30 September 1945, and worked on the Burma Railway. After the war he returned to the Netherlands in 1946, where he functioned in several functions related to the Dutch East Indies.
Bot served as State Secretary of the Interior, in charge of matters concerning Netherlands New Guinea, from 23 November 1959 until 24 July 1963 in the De Quay cabinet. He was shortly a member of the House of Representatives from 2 July until 24 July 1963 when he became Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the Marijnen cabinet. He finally served as Minister without portfolio in charge of matters concerning development aid, from 14 April 1965 until 5 April 1967, in the Cals and Zijlstra cabinets.
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