Willem Schermerhorn

Willem Schermerhorn
Schermerhorn in 1946
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office
25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946
MonarchWilhelmina
DeputyWillem Drees
Preceded byPieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Succeeded byLouis Beel
Member of the Senate
In office
18 September 1951 – 5 June 1963
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
27 July 1948 – 18 September 1951
In office
4 June 1946 – 16 September 1946
Personal details
Born(1894-12-17)17 December 1894
Akersloot, Netherlands
Died10 March 1977(1977-03-10) (aged 82)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Political partyLabour Party (from 1946)
Other political
affiliations
Free-thinking Democratic League
(1930–1946)
Liberal State Party
(1922–1930)
Spouse
Barbara Rook
(m. 1919)
Children3 sons and 1 daughter
Alma materInstitute of Technology
(Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation

Willem "Wim" Schermerhorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪ(lə)m ˈsxɛrmərˌɦɔr(ə)n]; 17 December 1894 – 10 March 1977) was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 25 June 1945 until 3 July 1946. He was a member of the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA).[1] According to Harry W. Laidler, the government under Schermerhorn's premiership "achieved important results in the fields of labor, finance, housing, old age pensions, and the social services".[2]

  1. ^ "Home". Andere Tijden. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ Harry W. Laidler (4 July 2013). History of Socialism: An Historical Comparative Study of Socialism, Communism, Utopia. Routledge. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-1-136-23150-6.