 Wit (Netherlands Antilles) was born on 24 December 1952 in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.He graduated from the Pius X Lyceum (Amsterdam) in 1971, entering in that same year the Vrije Universiteit (Free University) of Amsterdam, from which he took the degree of Master of Laws with honours in 1977.After completing his military service (1976-1978) as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Dutch Navy.