Alexander Idenburg

Alexander Idenburg
Council of State
In office
17 February 1925 – 28 February 1935
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office
18 December 1909 – 21 March 1916
MonarchWilhelmina
Preceded byJoannes van Heutsz
Succeeded byJ. van Limburg Stirum
Governor-General of Suriname
In office
14 November 1905 – 28 February 1908
MonarchWilhelmina
Preceded byCornelis Lely
Succeeded byDirk Fock
Personal details
Born
Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg

(1861-07-23)23 July 1861
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died28 February 1935(1935-02-28) (aged 73)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyAnti-Revolutionary Party (ARP)

Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg (23 July 1861 – 28 February 1935) was a Dutch military officer and politician of the Anti Revolutionary Party who served as Governor-General of Suriname from 1905 until 1908, and the Dutch East Indies from 1909 until 1916. He also served as Minister of Colonies on three occasions between 1902 and 1919. Idenburg served on the Council of State from 1925 until his death in 1935.[1]

  1. ^ (in Dutch) A.W.F. Idenburg, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.