Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck

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His Excellency Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Ruijs de Beerenbrouck in 1918
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office 10 August 1929 – 26 May 1933
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Dirk Jan de Geer
Succeeded by	Hendrikus Colijn
In office 9 September 1918 – 4 August 1925
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Pieter Cort van der Linden
Succeeded by	Hendrikus Colijn
Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office 31 May 1933 – 17 April 1936
Preceded by	Josef van Schaik
Succeeded by	Piet Aalberse
In office 17 September 1925 – 10 August 1929
Preceded by	Dionysius Koolen
Succeeded by	Josef van Schaik
Chairman of the Roman Catholic State Party
In office 4 August 1925 – 10 August 1929
Leader	Willem Hubert Nolens
Preceded by	Antonius van Wijnbergen
Succeeded by	Carel Goseling
Queen's Commissioner of Limburg
In office 7 May 1918 – 9 September 1918
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Gustave Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Succeeded by	Eduard van Hövell tot Westerflier
Ministerial portfolios Minister of Foreign Affairs In office 20 April 1933 – 26 May 1933 Ad interim Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Preceded by Frans Beelaerts van Blokland Succeeded by Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry In office 13 September 1922 – 1 January 1923 Ad interim Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Preceded by Hendrik van IJsselsteyn Succeeded by Piet Aalberse as Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry Minister of the Interior and Agriculture In office 10 August 1929 – 1 May 1932 Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Preceded by Jan Kan Succeeded by Himself as Minister of the Interior In office 1 January 1923 – 4 August 1925 Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Preceded by Himself as Minister of the Interior Succeeded by Dirk Jan de Geer Minister of War In office 5 January 1920 – 31 March 1920 Ad interim Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Preceded by George Alting von Geusau Succeeded by Willem Frederik Pop Minister of Colonial Affairs In office 13 August 1919 – 13 November 1919 Ad interim Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Preceded by Alexander Idenburg Succeeded by Simon de Graaff Minister of the Navy In office 19 February 1919 – 19 April 1919 Ad interim Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Preceded by Willem Naudin ten Cate Succeeded by Hendrik Bijleveld Minister of the Interior In office 1 May 1932 – 26 May 1933 Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Preceded by Himself as Minister of the Interior and Agriculture Succeeded by Jacob Adriaan de Wilde In office 9 September 1918 – 1 January 1923 Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck Preceded by Pieter Cort van der Linden Succeeded by Himself as Minister of the Interior and Agriculture
Parliamentary offices Member of the House of Representatives In office 9 May 1933 – 17 April 1936 In office 15 September 1925 – 10 August 1929 In office 25 July 1922 – 18 September 1922 In office 7 December 1909 – 16 May 1918 Constituency Gulpen In office 19 September 1905 – 21 September 1909 Constituency Gulpen
Personal details
Born	Charles Joseph Marie Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873-12-01)1 December 1873 Roermond, Netherlands
Died	17 April 1936(1936-04-17) (aged 62) Utrecht, Netherlands
Cause of death	Addison's disease
Political party	Roman Catholic State Party (from 1926)
Other political affiliations	General League (until 1926)
Spouse	Maria van der Heyden ​ ​ (m. 1902)​
Children	3
Parent	Gustave Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1842–1926) (father)
Relatives	Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst (son in law)
Alma mater	Utrecht University (LLB) Leiden University (LLM)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor
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Jonkheer Charles Joseph Marie Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1 December 1873 – 17 April 1936) was a Dutch politician of the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP). He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 9 September 1918 until 4 August 1925 and from 10 August 1929 until 26 May 1933.