Heije Schaper

His Excellency
Heije Schaper
His Excellency Heije Schaper
	Heije Schaper in 1966
State Secretary for Defence
	In office; 22 June 1966 – 5 April 1967 Serving with Gerard Peijnenburg ; Adri van Es
Prime Minister	Jo Cals (1966) ; Jelle Zijlstra (1966–1967)
Preceded by	Jan Borghouts
Succeeded by	Bob Duynstee
Chairman of the ; United Defence Staff of the ; Armed Forces of the Netherlands
	In office; 1 November 1957 – 10 May 1959
Preceded by	Ben Hasselman
Succeeded by	Henry Pröpper
Commander of the Royal ; Netherlands Air Force
	In office; 1 May 1956 – 1 September 1961
Preceded by	Anton Baretta
Succeeded by	Hein Zielstra
Personal details
Born	Heije Schaper; 8 September 1906; Joure, Netherlands
Died	26 May 1996 (aged 89); The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Independent Liberal
Spouse	Titia Feenstra (m. 1942)
Children	Herman Schaper ; (born 1949) ; 2 other sons
Alma mater	Royal Naval College
Occupation	Officer · Aviator
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Navy (1929–1954) ; Royal Netherlands Air Force (1954–1961)
Years of service	1929–1961 (Active duty) ; 1961–1964 (Reserve)
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	320 Dutch Squadron RAF
Commands	321 Dutch Squadron RAF ; (1945–1946) ; Royal Netherlands Air Force ; (1956–1961) ; Armed forces of the Netherlands ; (1957–1959)
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands; Battle of France; Battle of Britain;
Chief military adjutant to the	Monarch of the Netherlands (1962–1978)

Heije Schaper (8 September 1906 – 26 May 1996) was a Dutch naval and air force officer and lieutenant general of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

A highly decorated World War II officer, Schaper was awarded the Military Order of William, the highest honour of the Netherlands on 15 November 1940. Schaper served in the Royal Netherlands Navy and later the Royal Netherlands Air Force. He was the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force from 1 May 1956 until 1 September 1961 and the Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands (highest-ranking military officer) from 1 November 1957 until 10 May 1959. He retired from active service in 1961 and served as State Secretary for Defence, tasked with Air Force affairs from 22 June 1966 until 5 April 1967.^[1]

Decorations[edit]

Ribbon bar	Decoration	Country	Date	Comment
Military decorations
	Knight 4th Class of the Military Order of William	Netherlands	15 November 1940	Highest honour of the Netherlands
	War Memorial Cross	Netherlands	5 May 1946
	Medal for Order and Peace	Netherlands
	Mobilisation War Cross	Netherlands	1 June 1945
	Distinction sign for Long-term, Honest and Loyal Service	Netherlands	22 June 1966	Honorable discharge
	Distinguished Flying Cross	United Kingdom	10 January 1941
Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	17 April 1967
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands

^ "Schaper, Heije (1906-1996)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Jan Borghouts	State Secretary for Defence 1966–1967 Served alongside: Gerard Peijnenburg Adri van Es	Succeeded by Bob Duynstee
Military offices
Preceded by Anton Baretta	Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force 1956–1961	Succeeded by Hein Zielstra
Preceded by Ben Hasselman	Chairman of the United Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands 1957–1959	Succeeded by Henry Propper

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v t e State Secretaries for Defence of the Netherlands
Ministry of Defence
Army	Moorman Fockema Andreae Kranenburg Van Veen Calmeyer Haex Peijnenburg Haex
Navy	Moorman De Jong Van Es
Air Force	Moorman Fockema Andreae Kranenburg Van Veen Calmeyer Den Toom Borghouts Schaper Duynstee
Defence	Van Es Mommersteeg Van Lent Stemerdink Van Eekelen Stemerdink Van Houwelingen Schwietert Hoekzema Van Voorst tot Voorst Frinking Gmelich Meijling Van Hoof Van der Knaap De Vries Visser Van der Maat

v t e Zijlstra cabinet (1966–1967)
Preceded: Cals cabinet Succeed: De Jong cabinet
Prime Minister	Jelle Zijlstra (General Affairs and Finance)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Jan de Quay (Transport and Water Management) Barend Biesheuvel (Agriculture and Fisheries and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Koos Verdam (Interior) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Teun Struycken (Justice) Joop Bakker (Economic Affairs) Piet de Jong (Defence) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst (Education and Sciences) Herman Witte (Housing and Spatial Planning) Marga Klompé (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Minister without portfolio	Theo Bot (Aid to Developing Countries)
State Secretaries	Leo de Block (Foreign Affairs and Transport and Water Management) Louis van Son (Economic Affairs) Gerard Peijnenburg (Defence) Adri van Es (Defence) Heije Schaper (Defence) José de Meijer (Social Affairs and Health) Louis Bartels (Social Affairs and Health) Hans Grosheide (Education and Sciences)

v t e Cals cabinet (1965–1966)
Preceded: Marijnen cabinet Succeed: Zijlstra cabinet
Prime Minister	Jo Cals (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Ministers	Anne Vondeling (Finance) Barend Biesheuvel (Agriculture and Fisheries and Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs)
Ministers	Jan Smallenbroek (Interior) (1965–1966) Ivo Samkalden (Interior) (Ad interim) Koos Verdam (Interior) (from 1966) Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs) Ivo Samkalden (Justice) Joop den Uyl (Economic Affairs) Piet de Jong (Defence) Gerard Veldkamp (Social Affairs and Health) Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst (Education and Sciences) Ko Suurhoff (Transport and Water Management) (1965–1966) Pieter Bogaers (Transport and Water Management) (Ad interim) Ko Suurhoff (Transport and Water Management) (from 1966) Pieter Bogaers (Housing and Spatial Planning) Maarten Vrolijk (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Minister without portfolio	Theo Bot (Aid to Developing Countries)
State Secretaries	Theo Westerhout (Interior) Leo de Block (Foreign Affairs) Max van der Stoel (Foreign Affairs) Wiel Hoefnagels (Finance) Joop Bakker (Economic Affairs) Gerard Peijnenburg (Defence) Adri van Es (Defence) Jan Borghouts (Defence) (1965–1966) Heije Schaper (Defence) (from 1966) José de Meijer (Social Affairs and Health) Louis Bartels (Social Affairs and Health) Hans Grosheide (Education and Sciences) Siep Posthumus (Transport and Water Management) Cees Egas (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)

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