Bram Rutgers | |
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Vice-President of the Council of State | |
In office 16 May 1956 – 1 August 1959 | |
Council of State | |
In office 21 January 1936 – 15 May 1940 | |
In office 5 May 1945 – 16 May 1956 | |
House of Representatives | |
In office 12 September 1933 – 21 January 1936 | |
Governor-General of Suriname | |
In office 30 May 1928 – 3 August 1933 | |
Preceded by | Aarnoud van Heemstra |
Succeeded by | Johannes Kielstra |
Personal details | |
Born | Abraham Arnold Lodewijk Rutgers 24 July 1884 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 26 September 1966 Wassenaar, Netherlands | (aged 82)
Political party | Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) |
Occupation | botanist, politician |
Abraham Arnold Lodewijk "Bram" Rutgers (24 July 1884 – 26 September 1966) was a Dutch botanist and politician who served as Governor-General of Suriname from 1928 until 1933, the Council of State from 1936 until 1959, and served as its Vice-President from 1956 onwards. He was a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP).[1]