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Govert Huijser

Summary

Govert Huijser (6 February 1931 – 5 January 2014) was a Dutch general and Chief of the Defence Staff between 1983 and 1988.

General
Govert Huijser
Huijser in 1986
Chiefs of the Defence Staff
In office
5 July 1983 – 10 December 1988
Preceded byGeneral Cor de Jager
Succeeded byGeneral Peter Graaff
Personal details
Born
Govert Lambertus Johan Huijser

(1931-02-06)February 6, 1931
Surabaya, Indonesia
DiedJanuary 5, 2014(2014-01-05) (aged 82)
Roosendaal, Netherlands
Military service
Allegiance Netherlands
Branch/service Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service1952-1988
Rank General

Huijser was born in Surabaya, in the then Dutch East Indies. During World War II he was imprisoned in a Japanese internment camp. In 1949 he enrolled in the Royal Military Academy of the Netherlands.[1] He graduated as a second lieutenant.[2]

As major general he served as commanding officer of the First Division "7 December".[1]

In 1983 he was promoted to Chief of the Defence Staff (Dutch:Chef Defensiestaf). During this time he was the only four-star general of the Netherlands. In 1986 he was made aide-de-camp to Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. In 1988 he reached the mandatory age of retirement, he was succeeded as Chief of the Defence Staff by Peter Graaff.[1]

He died on 5 January 2014 in Roosendaal.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Oud-CDS Huijser (82) overleden" (in Dutch). Defensie. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Oud-generaal Huijser overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Govert Huijser at Wikimedia Commons