Gerrit de Vries (politician)

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Gerrit de Vries

Gerrit Abrahamszoon de Vries (born February 22, 1818 in Haarlem , † March 4, 1900 in The Hague ) was a liberal Dutch statesman. From 1872 to 1874 he was chairman of the Council of Ministers.

Gerrit de Vries was a student of Johan Rudolf Thorbecke and after his death took over the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Justice. He had a reputation for being more of an administrative officer than a politician. After failing a law on judicial reform, he resigned and after a short time returned to the State Council as a member of parliament.

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SURNAME Vries, Gerrit de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vries, Gerrit Abrahamszoon de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch statesman
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1818
PLACE OF BIRTH Haarlem
DATE OF DEATH March 4, 1900
Place of death The hague