Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy | |
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Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
In office 3 September 1940 – 25 June 1945 | |
Monarch | Wilhelmina |
Deputy | Hendrik van Boeijen (de facto) |
Preceded by | Dirk Jan de Geer |
Succeeded by | Willem Schermerhorn |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 23 October 1956 – 20 March 1959 | |
In office 27 July 1948 – 3 July 1956 | |
Minister of Colonial Affairs | |
In office 17 November 1941 – 21 May 1942 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Charles Welter |
Succeeded by | Hubertus van Mook |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart |
Succeeded by | Hans Kolfschoten |
In office 10 August 1939 – 21 February 1942 | |
Prime Minister | Dirk Jan de Geer (1939–1940) Himself (1940–1942) |
Preceded by | Johan de Visser |
Succeeded by | Jan van Angeren |
Personal details | |
Born | Pieter Gerbrandij 13 April 1885 Goënga, Netherlands |
Died | 7 September 1961 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 76)
Political party | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Spouse |
Hendrina Elisabeth Sikkel
(m. 1911) |
Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
Alma mater | Free University Amsterdam |
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (born Pieter Gerbrandij; 13 April 1885 – 7 September 1961) was a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 3 September 1940 until 25 June 1945. He oversaw the government-in-exile based in London under Queen Wilhelmina during the German occupation of the Netherlands.[1] He was a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP).