Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (19 March 1901 – 8 July 1956) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and journalist.

He was fired on 1 June 1933 because he refused to publish an article that called the newly elected German leader Adolf Hitler "a great statesman".

During World War II, Van Heuven Goedhart worked as a reporter and editor in chief for the illegal resistance newspaper Het Parool.

After the World War II, Van Heuven Goedhart returned to Het Parool, where he once again become editor in chief.

[2][3] Van Heuven Goedhart died in Geneva on 8 July 1956, while being United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.