Cornelis Lely | |
|---|---|
 Cornelis Lely in 1913 | |
| Minister of Water Management | |
| In office 29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 | |
| Prime Minister | Pieter Cort van der Linden |
| Preceded by | Louis Regout |
| Succeeded by | Adrianus König |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 21 September 1910 – 29 August 1913 | |
| Governor–General of Suriname | |
| In office 4 October 1902 – 12 September 1905 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelmina |
| Preceded by | Warmolt Tonckens |
| Succeeded by | David Havelaar (ad interim) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 17 September 1918 – 24 June 1922 | |
| In office 23 December 1905 – 21 September 1909 | |
| In office 21 September 1897 – 16 August 1902 | |
| In office 16 May 1894 – 27 July 1897 | |
| Constituency | Lochem (1894–1901) Amsterdam IX (1901–1902) Amsterdam II (1905–1909) |
| Minister of Water Management, Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | |
| Prime Minister | Nicolaas Pierson |
| Preceded by | Philippe van der Sleijden |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Christiaan de Marez Oyens |
| In office 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | |
| Prime Minister | Gijsbert van Tienhoven |
| Preceded by | Jacob Havelaar |
| Succeeded by | Philippe van der Sleijden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelis Lely 23 September 1854 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 22 January 1929 (aged 74) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | Liberal State Party (from 1921) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Union (until 1921) |
| Spouse |
Gerarda van Rinsum
(m. 1881; died 1914) |
| Children | 3 sons and 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic School (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Civil engineer · Architect · Researcher · Author |
Cornelis Lely (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈleːli]; 23 September 1854 – 22 January 1929) was a Dutch politician of the Liberal Union and civil engineer. He oversaw the passage of an act of parliament authorising construction of the Zuiderzee Works, a huge project – designed to his own plans – that turned the Zuiderzee into a lake and made possible the conversion of a vast area of former seabed into dry land.[1] Lelystad, the capital of the province of Flevoland, is named after him.
- ^ Jansma, Mr. K. (1954). Lely, bedwinger der Zuiderzee (in Dutch). Amsterdam: H.J. Paris.