Simon de Graaff | |
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| Minister of the Colonies | |
| In office 13 November 1919 – 4 August 1929 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck |
| Preceded by | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Hendrikus Colijn |
| Minister of the Colonies | |
| In office 10 August 1929 – 26 May 1933 | |
| Prime Minister | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck |
| Preceded by | Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger |
| Succeeded by | Hendrikus Colijn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1861 Lisse, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Died | 2 October 1948 (aged 87) Oegstgeest, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Political party | Independent |
Simon de Graaff (24 August 1861 – 2 October 1948) was a Dutch politician who served as the Minister of the Colonies in the first, second, and third cabinets of Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck. An independent politician of Protestant faith, he had conservative leanings. During his tenure, he promoted the administrative reform of the Dutch East Indies and passed a new constitution for the colony.