Ivo Samkalden
Biography
Ivo Samkalden (Rotterdam, August 10, 1912 – Amsterdam, May 11, 1995) was a Dutch Indologist, professor of agrarian law, politician, minister, and mayor. From 1956 to 1966, Samkalden was a member of the House of Representatives for the Partij van de Arbeid, a member of the Senate, a minister, and from 1967 to 1977, mayor of the municipality of Amsterdam. He was appointed Minister of State on January 22, 1985.
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Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
Portrait of Marga Klompé, former Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Welfare. Her personal story is interspersed with archival footage of her political career. Klompé talks about her life, being a woman, her Catholic faith, the KVP, her career as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Welfare, her (slight) regret about being single, her views on South Africa, nuclear armament, and the misogynistic developments in the Roman Catholic Church.