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Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Gerbrandy in 1941
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office
3 September 1940 – 25 June 1945
MonarchWilhelmina
DeputyHendrik van Boeijen
(de facto)
Preceded byDirk Jan de Geer
Succeeded byWillem Schermerhorn
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 October 1956 – 20 March 1959
In office
27 July 1948 – 3 July 1956
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office
17 November 1941 – 21 May 1942
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byCharles Welter
Succeeded byHubertus van Mook
Minister of Justice
In office
23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byGerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart
Succeeded byHans Kolfschoten
In office
10 August 1939 – 21 February 1942
Prime MinisterDirk Jan de Geer
(1939–1940)
Himself
(1940–1942)
Preceded byJohan de Visser
Succeeded byJan van Angeren
Personal details
Born
Pieter Gerbrandij

(1885-04-13)13 April 1885
Goënga, Netherlands
Died7 September 1961(1961-09-07) (aged 76)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyAnti-Revolutionary Party
Spouse
Hendrina Elisabeth Sikkel
(m. 1911)
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma materFree University Amsterdam

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (born Pieter Gerbrandij; 13 April 1885 – 7 September 1961) was a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 3 September 1940 until 25 June 1945. He oversaw the government-in-exile based in London under Queen Wilhelmina during the German occupation of the Netherlands.[1] He was a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP).


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