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Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers | |
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 Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers in 1933 | |
| Member of the Council of State | |
| In office 1 April 1946 – 1 March 1958 | |
| Vice President | Frans Beelaerts van Blokland (1946–1956) Bram Rutgers (1956–1958) |
| Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 22 December 1945 – 1 April 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Frans Teulings |
| Chairman of the Catholic People's Party | |
| In office 22 December 1945 – 1 April 1946 | |
| Leader | Carl Romme |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Piet Witteman |
| Chairman of the Roman Catholic State Party | |
| In office 1 September 1941 – 22 December 1945 | |
| Leader | Himself |
| Preceded by | Timotheus Verschuur |
| Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
| Leader of the Roman Catholic State Party[citation needed] | |
| In office 11 November 1937 – 22 December 1945 | |
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Piet Aalberse Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
| Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 11 November 1937 – 22 December 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Josef van Schaik |
| Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| In office 2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937 | |
| Prime Minister | Hendrikus Colijn |
| Preceded by | Henri Gelissen as Minister of Economic Affairs |
| Succeeded by | Max Steenberghe |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 10 August 1929 – 2 September 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1929–1933) Hendrikus Colijn (1933–1935) |
| Preceded by | Johan Lambooij |
| Succeeded by | Hendrikus Colijn |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 8 June 1937 – 1 April 1946 | |
| In office 9 May 1933 – 26 May 1933 | |
| In office 17 September 1918 – 12 August 1929 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers 14 February 1883 Heeze, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 January 1978 (aged 94) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | Catholic People's Party (from 1945) |
| Other political affiliations | Roman Catholic State Party (1926–1945) General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses (1904–1926) |
| Spouse |
Petronella van Dijck
(m. 1907; died 1951) |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Leuven (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Master of Science in Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy) Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) |
| Occupation | Politician · Diplomat · civil servant · Agronomist · Jurist · Researcher · Businessman · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · professor |
Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (14 February 1883 – 1 January 1978) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and agronomist.