Bob Duynstee

Anthony Ernst Mary "Bob" Duynstee (original spelling Duijnstee; 24 December 1920 – 9 May 2014) was a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands between 1956 and 1967 and as State Secretary for Defence for the Royal Netherlands Air Force in the De Jong cabinet of 1967–71. He was a member of the Catholic People's Party.

Career 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.