Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart

His Excellency Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart
Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart in 1944
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
In office 1 January 1951 – 8 July 1956
Secretary-General	Trygve Lie (1951–1952) Dag Hammarskjöld (1953–1956)
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	August R. Lindt
Senator of the Netherlands
In office 22 October 1947 – 1 January 1951
Minister of Justice
In office 11 July 1944 – 23 February 1945
Prime Minister	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Preceded by	Jan van Angeren
Succeeded by	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Personal details
Born	Gerrit Jan Goedhart (1901-03-19)19 March 1901 Bussum, Netherlands
Died	8 July 1956(1956-07-08) (aged 55) Geneva, Switzerland
Political party	Labour Party (from 1946)
Other political affiliations	Independent Social Democrat (1944–1946)
Spouses	Francis Becht ​ ​ (m. 1924; dissolved 1931)​ Erna Hauan ​ (m. 1932)​
Children	Karin Sophie van Heuven Goedhart (1934–2013) Bergliot Halldis van Heuven Goedhart (born 1936) (second marriage)
Alma mater	Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Jurist · Journalist · Editor · Author

Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (19 March 1901 – 8 July 1956) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and journalist. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he was Minister of Justice from 1944 to 1945 under Prime Minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy. He later served as the first United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1951 until 1956.^[1]