Dirk Donker Curtius
Dirk Donker Curtius (born October 19, 1792 in Rotterdam , † July 17, 1864 in Spa , Belgium ) was a Dutch liberal , later conservative politician and editor. For a short time he was chairman of the Council of Ministers.
Life
Donker Curtius was the son of the President of the Supreme Court. After completing high school at the Atheneum Illustre in Amsterdam , he studied law in Leiden , where he also received his doctorate. From 1812 he was a lawyer in The Hague . For refusing to become a member of the Legion of Honor for Emperor Napoleon , he was imprisoned in 1813, but was able to escape from imprisonment in Metz to The Hague disguised as a servant .
In 1848 he was a member of the Basic Law Commission and Minister of Justice. For a short time he was chairman of the Council of Ministers from May 17 to June 4, 1849. As a lawyer, politician and editor, Donker Curtius fought for fundamental rights such as freedom of the press, the abolition of corporal punishment (for example: branding) and for ministerial responsibility towards parliament and its direct election. Due to defeat in the relevant draft laws, he resigned as Minister in 1848 and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers in 1849. From February 1849 to August 1850 he represented the constituency of Almelo in the Second Chamber of the States General in the Dutch Parliament. When he was again Minister of Justice from 1853 to 1856, he was still able to successfully get through his legislative proposals.
In 1856 he was awarded the honorary title of Minister of State .
As an editor he wrote for the Arnhemsche Courant and the Dutch opposition newspaper De Standaard . His brother Willem Boudewijn , also a member of the Second Chamber, broke with him because of his opposition to the king.
See also
Web links
- Entry on parlement.com (Dutch)
since the ministerial responsibility was enforced in 1848: Gerrit Schimmelpenninck | Dirk Donker Curtius | Jacob de Kempenaer | Johan Rudolf Thorbecke | Floris Adriaan van Hall | Justinus van der Brugghen | Jan Jacob Rochussen | Floris Adriaan van Hall | Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt | Schelto van Heemstra | Johan Rudolf Thorbecke
since the implementation of parliamentary rule in 1866: Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte | Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt | Pieter Philip van Bosse | Johan Rudolf Thorbecke | Gerrit de Vries | Jan Heemskerk | Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello | Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg | Jan Heemskerk | Æneas Mackay | Gijsbert van Tienhoven | Joan Röell | Nicolaas Pierson | Abraham Kuyper | Theo de Meester | Theo Heemskerk | Pieter Cort van der Linden
since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1918/1922: Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck | Hendrik Colijn | Dirk Jan de Geer | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck | Hendrik Colijn | Dirk Jan de Geer | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
since the end of the war in 1945: Wim Schermerhorn | Louis Beel | Willem Drees | Louis Beel | Jan de Quay | Victor Marijnen | Jo Cals | Jelle Zijlstra | Piet de Jong | Barend Biesheuvel | Joop den Uyl | Dries van Agt | Ruud Lubbers | Wim Kok | Jan Peter Balkenende | Mark Rutte
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| SURNAME | Donker Curtius, Dirk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1864 |
| Place of death | Spa , Belgium |