Laurent Deckers

Laurent Deckers
Deckers in 1933
Member of the Council of State
In office
1 April 1946 – 1 March 1958
Vice PresidentFrans Beelaerts van Blokland (1946–1956)
Bram Rutgers (1956–1958)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
22 December 1945 – 1 April 1946
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byFrans Teulings
Chairman of the Catholic People's Party
In office
22 December 1945 – 1 April 1946
LeaderCarl Romme
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPiet Witteman
Chairman of the
Roman Catholic State Party
In office
1 September 1941 – 22 December 1945
LeaderHimself
Preceded byTimotheus Verschuur
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Leader of the Roman Catholic State Party[citation needed]
In office
11 November 1937 – 22 December 1945
Preceded byJosef van Schaik
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
11 November 1937 – 22 December 1945
Preceded byJosef van Schaik
Succeeded byOffice discontinued
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937
Prime MinisterHendrikus Colijn
Preceded byHenri Gelissen
as Minister of Economic Affairs
Succeeded byMax Steenberghe
Minister of Defence
In office
10 August 1929 – 2 September 1935
Prime MinisterCharles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1929–1933)
Hendrikus Colijn (1933–1935)
Preceded byJohan Lambooij
Succeeded byHendrikus Colijn
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
8 June 1937 – 1 April 1946
In office
9 May 1933 – 26 May 1933
In office
17 September 1918 – 12 August 1929
Personal details
Born
Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers

(1883-02-14)14 February 1883
Heeze, Netherlands
Died1 January 1978(1978-01-01) (aged 94)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyCatholic People's Party
(from 1945)
Other political
affiliations
Roman Catholic State Party (1926–1945)
General League (1904–1926)
Spouse
Petronella van Dijck
(m. 1907; died 1951)
Alma materCatholic University of Leuven
(Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Master of Science in Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy)
Leiden University
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Diplomat · civil servant · Agronomist · Jurist · Researcher · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · professor

Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (14 February 1883 – 1 January 1978) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and agronomist.