Jan Heemskerk

Jan Heemskerk
Portrait by Johan Heinrich Neuman, 1896
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office
23 April 1883 – 20 April 1888
MonarchWilliam III
Preceded byTheo van Lynden van Sandenburg
Succeeded byÆneas, Baron Mackay
In office
27 August 1874 – 3 November 1877
MonarchWilliam III
Preceded byGerrit de Vries
Succeeded byJan Kappeyne van de Coppello
Personal details
Born
Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon

(1818-07-30)30 July 1818
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died9 October 1897(1897-10-09) (aged 79)
The Hague, Netherlands
SpouseAnna Maria
Children8, including Theo Heemskerk
OccupationLawyer

Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑn ˈɦeːmskɛr(ə)k ˈaːbraːɦɑmˌsoːn]; 30 July 1818 – 9 October 1897) was a Dutch politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1874 to 1877, and again from 1883 to 1888. His son, Theo Heemskerk also served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.