Jean Jacques Rambonnet

Vice Admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet
Rambonnet as a kapitein ter zee in 1911
Minister of State
In office 13 January 1920 – 3 August 1943
Monarch	Queen Wilhelmina
Minister of the Navy
In office 29 August 1913 – 28 June 1918
Monarch	Queen Wilhelmina
Prime Minister	Cort van der Linden
Preceded by	Hendrikus Colijn
Succeeded by	Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge
Minister of the Colonies (acting)
In office 8 December 1915 – 17 January 1916
Monarch	Queen Wilhelmina
Prime Minister	Cort van der Linden
Preceded by	Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte
Succeeded by	Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte
Minister of War (acting)
In office 15 May 1917 – 15 June 1917
Monarch	Queen Wilhelmina
Prime Minister	Cort van der Linden
Preceded by	Nicolaas Bosboom
Succeeded by	Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge
Personal details
Born	(1864-03-08)8 March 1864 Wijhe, Netherlands
Died	3 August 1943(1943-08-03) (aged 79) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Resting place	General Cemetery, The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Independent Liberal
Spouses	Marie Jeanne Arnoldine Antoinette Uhlenbeck (1873–1940) Anna Christina ten Bosch (1843–1921)
Alma mater	Royal Naval Institute, Willemsoord
Profession	Naval officer
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Navy
Years of service	1883–1913
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands	HNLMS Geep HNLMS Koetei HNLMS Mataram HNLMS Evertsen
Battles/wars	Flores Expedition 1904
Awards	Knight 4th Class of the Military Order of William Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau, with swords Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog Cross of Merit of the Netherlands Red Cross Silver Wolf Award
Chief Scout of the Netherlands
In office 1928–1937

Jean Jacques Rambonnet (8 March 1864 – 3 August 1943) was a Dutch naval officer and politician. Reaching the rank of vice admiral, he served as Minister of the Navy, Acting Minister of Colonies, and Acting Minister of War. He was also a member of the Council of State and, among other things, a knight in the Military Order of William. He also played an important role in Scouting in the Netherlands and served as the only Chief Scout of the Netherlands prior to 2021.^[1]