[1] Veringa attended a Gymnasium in Groningen from April 1936 until May 1942 and applied at the University of Groningen in June 1945 majoring in Law and obtaining a Bachelor of Laws degree in June 1946 before switching to Criminology and Political science and transferring to the Fordham University in New York City in July 1946 before graduating with a Master of Criminal Justice degree and a Master of Social Science degree September 1947 and worked as a researcher at the Fordham University before he got a doctorate as a Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology in August 1949.

Veringa also worked as a legal advisor for the Ministry of Justice from November 1959 until April 1967 and served as Director-General of the Custodial Institutions Agency from October 1961 until January 1964.

After the election of 1967 Veringa was appointed as Minister of Education and Sciences in the Cabinet De Jong, taking office on 5 April 1967.

Veringa served as acting Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work from 7 January 1971 until 22 February 1971 during a medical leave of absence of Marga Klompé.

Veringa also became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards and served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Raad voor Cultuur, Public Pension Funds APB, Cadastre Agency and the Probation Agency).