Willem Schermerhorn | |
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![]() Schermerhorn in 1946 | |
Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
In office 25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946 | |
Monarch | Wilhelmina |
Deputy | Willem Drees |
Preceded by | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy |
Succeeded by | Louis Beel |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 18 September 1951 – 5 June 1963 | |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 27 July 1948 – 18 September 1951 | |
In office 4 June 1946 – 16 September 1946 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Akersloot, Netherlands | 17 December 1894
Died | 10 March 1977 Haarlem, Netherlands | (aged 82)
Political party | Labour Party (from 1946) |
Other political affiliations | Free-thinking Democratic League (1930–1946) Liberal State Party (1922–1930) |
Spouse |
Barbara Rook (m. 1919) |
Children | 3 sons and 1 daughter |
Alma mater | Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy) |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Civil engineer · Cartographer · Surveyor · Researcher · Editor · Author · Professor |
Willem "Wim" Schermerhorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈsxɛrmərˌɦɔrn]; 17 December 1894 – 10 March 1977) was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 25 June 1945 until 3 July 1946. He was a member of the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA).[1] According to Harry W. Laidler, the government under Schermerhorn's premiership "achieved important results in the fields of labor, finance, housing, old age pensions, and the social services".[2]