Early life Andriessen joined the
Social Economic Council in 1959, giving up that position when he was appointed
Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs in 1963.
Politics Andriessen held this position until 1965, when he joined the board of the
Van Leer Group of Companies. He rose to become the chairman of Van Leer, before leaving in 1987 to become chairman of the Dutch Christian Employers Association. Then in 1989 he returned to the role of Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, a position he held until 1994. Andriessen has played an important role on the Supervisory Boards of such companies as
Ballast Nedam,
Elsevier,
Randstad,
ING Group,
Hunter Douglas and
Novograaf.
Publications •
Theorie van de Economische Politiek (Stenfert Kroese, Leiden 1962), a sound textbook on economic policy featuring contributions from Dutch and Belgian experts: among others J.E. Andriessen (ed.),
Marcel van Meerhaeghe (ed.),
Pieter Hennipman and H.W. Lambers. ==Decorations==