Jan Zoon

Jan Herbert Zoon (16 June 1923 – 9 February 2016) was a Dutch politician and economist.

Zoon spent most of his working life at the Economisch-Technologisch Instituut voor Friesland, including four years as its director.

In 1960 Zoon moved to Leeuwarden to become adjunct director of the Economisch-Technologisch Instituut voor Friesland.

He continued in this capacity for twenty years and in 1980 started as director of the institute.

[1] Zoon was made a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion on 29 April 1981.