Bremen was born on 24 December 1920 in
Amsterdam, the son of a banker. He attended
Clongowes Wood College in Dublin, Ireland to study between 1939-41. With World II unfolding in continental Europe, Duynstee was asked in August 1940 to be part of the
Princess Irene Brigade which he did. In 1941 he was sent with around 90 fellow Dutchmen to
Suriname, at that time a Dutch colony. In Suriname he was involved in the guarding of interned Germans and members of the
NSB. By 1944 he had reached the rank of sergeant and returned to Western Europe. In the
general election of 1967 he was up for re-election but did not win a seat and his term in the House ended on 22 February 1967. He however was made State Secretary for Defence for the
Royal Netherlands Air Force in the
cabinet of
Piet de Jong. He served in this position between 28 April 1967 and 6 July 1971. In the
general election of 1971 he was once again not elected. On 29 April 1966 he was made Knight in the
Order of the Netherlands Lion, and on 17 July 1971 he was made Commander in the
Order of Orange-Nassau. Duynstee died on 9 May 2014 in
Maastricht. ==References==