Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg

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Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg, 1903

Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg (born July 23, 1861 in Rotterdam , † February 28, 1935 in The Hague ) was a leading politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) of the Netherlands in the first half of the 20th century. The ARP was the first Christian-Democratic party in the Netherlands. Idenburg was also an important ideologist of ethical politics in the Dutch East Indies . He had completed a military career in what is now Indonesia and in 1901 became a member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament . In 1902 he accepted the appointment as Minister of the Colonies . He was also Governor of Suriname (1905-1908), Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (1909-1916), Member of the First Chamber and Council of State .

In 1923 he was given the honorary title of Minister of State . His son, Petrus Johannes Abraham Idenburg (1896–1976), was Secretary General of the Dutch-Indonesian Union from 1950 to 1956 .

See also

Web links

  • Biography at parlement.com (Dutch)
  • Biography on inghist.nl, the website of the Dutch Society for History (Dutch)
personal data
SURNAME Idenburg, Alexander Willem Frederik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch politician (ARP)
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Rotterdam
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1935
Place of death The hague