Sidney J. van den Bergh

Sidney J. van den Bergh
Sidney J. van den Bergh
	Sidney J. van den Bergh in 1968
Member of the Senate
	In office; 17 September 1963 – 10 May 1971
Parliamentary group	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy
Minister of Defence
	In office; 19 May 1959 – 1 August 1959
Prime Minister	Jan de Quay
Preceded by	Kees Staf
Succeeded by	Jan de Quay (Ad interim)
Personal details
Born	Sidney James van den Bergh; 25 October 1898; Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	25 September 1977 (aged 78); Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy ; (from 1948)
Other political; affiliations	Committee-Oud (1947–1948) ; Independent (1946–1947) ; Free-thinking ; Democratic League (1920–1946)
Spouses	; Geertruida Gerhardt (m. 1920; div. 1928) ; Sibendiena van den Berg (m. 1928; div. 1940) ; Maria Meijers (m. 1940; died 1957) ; Helga Bendix (m. 1960; died 1971) ; Nicolette van Wijk (m. 1972)
Children	2 sons (first marriage) ; 1 son (second marriage) ; 2 sons and 1 daughter ; (third marriage) ; 1 daughter (fourth marriage)
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam ; (Bachelor of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Army Officer
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1933–1939 (Reserve) ; 1939–1946 (Active duty)
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands; Battle of France;

Sidney James van den Bergh (25 October 1898 – 25 September 1977) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.^[1]

Decorations edit

Ribbon bar	Decoration	Country	Date	Comment
Military decorations
	War Memorial Cross	Netherlands	5 May 1946
	Mobilisation War Cross	Netherlands	1 June 1945
	Distinction sign for Long-term, Honest and Loyal Service	Netherlands	15 August 1946	Honorable discharge
Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	25 September 1960
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 1968
Awards
Ribbon bar	Awards	Organization	Date	Comment
	Honorary Member	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	29 March 1969

^ "Bergh, Sidney James van den (1898-1977)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Kees Staf	Minister of Defence 1959–1960	Succeeded by Jan de Quay Ad interim

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Sidney J. van den Bergh
Sidney J. van den Bergh in 1968

Member of the Senate
In office 17 September 1963 – 10 May 1971
Parliamentary group	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Minister of Defence
In office 19 May 1959 – 1 August 1959
Prime Minister	Jan de Quay
Preceded by	Kees Staf
Succeeded by	Jan de Quay (Ad interim)

Personal details
Born	Sidney James van den Bergh (1898-10-25)25 October 1898 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	25 September 1977(1977-09-25) (aged 78) Wassenaar, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Other political affiliations	Committee-Oud (1947–1948) Independent (1946–1947) Free-thinking Democratic League (1920–1946)
Spouses	Geertruida Gerhardt (m. 1920; div. 1928) Sibendiena van den Berg (m. 1928; div. 1940) Maria Meijers (m. 1940; died 1957) Helga Bendix (m. 1960; died 1971) Nicolette van Wijk (m. 1972)
Children	2 sons (first marriage) 1 son (second marriage) 2 sons and 1 daughter (third marriage) 1 daughter (fourth marriage)
Alma mater	Erasmus University Rotterdam (Bachelor of Economics)
Occupation	Politician · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Army Officer
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Army
Years of service	1933–1939 (Reserve) 1939–1946 (Active duty)
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of France