Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (March 19, 1901 – July 8, 1956) was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was the first United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1951–1956). Van Heuven Goedhart studied Law at Leiden University and graduated in 1926. The year before, he had already become a reporter for newspaper De Telegraaf. On January 1, 1930, at the age of 28, he was promoted to editor in chief.

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  • Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart war ein niederländischer Journalist, Politiker und Diplomat, der am 1. Januar 1951 erster Hoher Flüchtlingskommissar in der Geschichte der Vereinten Nationen wurde.
  • Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (March 19, 1901 – July 8, 1956) was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was the first United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1951–1956). Van Heuven Goedhart studied Law at Leiden University and graduated in 1926. The year before, he had already become a reporter for newspaper De Telegraaf. On January 1, 1930, at the age of 28, he was promoted to editor in chief. He was fired on June 1, 1933, because he refused to publish an article that called the newly elected German leader Adolf Hitler "a great statesman". He became editor in chief of regional newspaper Utrechts Nieuwsblad, where he would stay in office until the German invasion of the Netherlands. During the Second World War, Van Heuven Goedhart worked as a reporter and editor in chief for the illegal resistance newspaper Het Parool. In 1944 he fled to London, where he was appointed Minister of Justice in the government in exile. After the Second World War, Van Heuven Goedhart returned to Het Parool, where he once again become editor in chief. In 1947, he also became Senator for the Labour Party. In 1951, he gave up both occupations to become the first High Commissioner for Refugees of the United Nations. Under Van Heuven Goedhart, the UNHCR was awarded the 1954 Nobel Peace Prize. Van Heuven Goedhart was also the first chairman of the "state committee for the coordination of government information" (Dutch: Staatscommissie over de coördinatie van de overheidsvoorlichting), the predecessor of the Netherlands Government Information Service.
  • Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart was een Nederlands journalist, politicus en verzetsstrijder. Van Heuven Goedhart (Van Heuven was zijn toegevoegde moedersnaam) was een domineeszoon, die na zijn rechtenstudie aan de Rijksuniversiteit Leiden al als 29-jarige hoofdredacteur werd van De Telegraaf. Hij werd na drie jaar ontslagen, na een conflict met Telegraaf-eigenaar Hak Holdert. Van het Utrechts Nieuwsblad maakte hij vervolgens in de jaren dertig door zijn opstelling jegens nazi-Duitsland een gezaghebbende krant. In deze tijd was hij ook vicevoorzitter van het Comité van Waakzaamheid van Nederlandsche Intellectueelen tegen het nationaalsocialisme.
  • Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart var en nederlandsk politiker og diplomat. Han var FNs første høykommissær for flyktninger mellom 1951 og 1956. Van Heuven Goedhart studerte juss ved Leiden University og ble uteksaminert derfra i 1926. Året før hadde han blitt ansatt som reporter for avisen De Telegraaf. Den 1. januar 1930, i en alder av 28 år, ble Goedhart forfremmet til sjefsredaktør for denne avisen. Goedhart fikk sparken som redaktør den 1. juni 1933, fordi han nektet å publisere en artikkel som uttalte at den nyvalgte tyske lederen Adolf Hitler var en stor statsmann. Goedhart ble utnevnt til sjefredaktør i avisen Utrechts Nieuwsblad, en stilling han hadde inntil den tyske invasjonen av Nederland den 15. mai 1940. Under den andre verdenskrig arbeidet Van Heuven Goedhart som reporter og sjefredaktør for den den illegale motstandsavisen Het Parool. I 1944 flyktet Goedhart til London, hvor han ble utnevnt til justisminister for den nederlandske regjeringen i eksil. Etter den andre verdenskrig var over, returnerte Van Heuven Goedhart til avisen Het Parool, hvor han igjen ble sjefsredaktør. I 1947 begynte Goedhart som politiker i hjemlandet før han i 1951 ble utnevnt til den første høykommissæren for flyktninger i FN. Under Van Heuven Goedhart, ble UNHCR tildelt Nobels fredspris i 1954. Hans far, Gijsbert Willem Goedhart, var en protestantisk prest. Hans mor het Francina Dingena Helena van Heuven. Van Heuven Goedhart ble opprinnelig kalt Goedhart, men i 1933 fikk han tillatelse til å legge sin mors pikenavn til hans etternavn. Van Heuven Goedhart giftet seg med sin første kone Francis Becht i 1924. Dette ekteskapet ble oppløst i 1931 og i 1932 giftet Van Heuven Goedhart seg med Erna Hauan fra Norge. Van Heuven Goedhart hadde to barn fra sitt andre ekteskap, Karin Sophie og Bergliot Halldis. Van Heuven Goedhart døde i Genève, den 8. juli 1956 da han var 55 år gammel. Auguste R. Lindt fra Sveits tok over som FNs høykommissær for flyktninger.
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  • Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart war ein niederländischer Journalist, Politiker und Diplomat, der am 1. Januar 1951 erster Hoher Flüchtlingskommissar in der Geschichte der Vereinten Nationen wurde.
  • Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (March 19, 1901 – July 8, 1956) was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was the first United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1951–1956). Van Heuven Goedhart studied Law at Leiden University and graduated in 1926. The year before, he had already become a reporter for newspaper De Telegraaf. On January 1, 1930, at the age of 28, he was promoted to editor in chief.
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  • Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart var en nederlandsk politiker og diplomat. Han var FNs første høykommissær for flyktninger mellom 1951 og 1956. Van Heuven Goedhart studerte juss ved Leiden University og ble uteksaminert derfra i 1926. Året før hadde han blitt ansatt som reporter for avisen De Telegraaf. Den 1. januar 1930, i en alder av 28 år, ble Goedhart forfremmet til sjefsredaktør for denne avisen. Goedhart fikk sparken som redaktør den 1.
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