Jan Anne Jonkman
Jan Anne Jonkman (born September 13, 1891 in Utrecht , † June 27, 1976 in The Hague ) was a Dutch politician of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), who was Minister for Overseas Parts of the Empire in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Louis Beel between 1946 and 1948 was. During this time he was largely concerned with the Indonesian War of Independence and tried to find a realistic course that would involve agreements with the Republic of Indonesia . However, the Linggajati Agreement concluded in March 1947 ultimately did not form a basis for agreement, so that in 1947 the first police measures were taken in the Republic of Indonesia. He was then a member of the First Chamber of the States General and chairman of this Chamber of the States General .
Life
Studies, judicial officer in the Dutch East Indies and World War II
After attending a grammar school in Utrecht in 1910, Jonkman began studying law at the University of Utrecht , which he continued after a year of study between 1913 and 1914 at the University of Toulouse from October 16, 1914 to July 12, 1918 at the University of Leiden . In addition, between October 16, 1915 and 1919, he completed postgraduate studies in the judiciary in the Dutch East Indies at the University of Leiden.
In 1919 Jonkman began his professional career as head of the clerks (Griffier) in Sumatra and was then between 1921 and July 1, 1931 extraordinary vice judicial officer at the court (Raad van Justitie) of Semarang . He was also politically active in the colony and was a member of the People's Council of the Dutch East Indies between May 16, 1927 and May 15, 1931 (Volksraad van Nederlands-Indië) . He was then from July 1, 1931 to April 16, 1938 a judicial officer in Makassar and then between April 16, 1938 and March 1942 a judicial officer in Semarang. At the same time he acted from April 21, 1939 to March 1942 as chairman of the People's Council, a 60-strong body that had limited influence.
During the Second World War , after the occupation of the Dutch East Indies by the Imperial Japanese Army , Jonkman was imprisoned in the Bandoeng internment camp between March 1942 and August 1945 .
Minister, Member and Chairman of the First Chamber
After his return to the Netherlands, on July 31, 1946, Jonkman was appointed Minister for Overseas Parts of the Empire (Minister van Overzeese Gebiedsdelen) by Prime Minister Louis Beel in his first cabinet and held this ministerial office until August 7, 1948. He was decisive during this time dealt with the Indonesian War of Independence and tried to find a realistic course that would involve reaching agreements with the Republic of Indonesia. However, the Linggajati Agreement concluded in March 1947 ultimately did not form a basis for agreement, so that in 1947 the first police measures were taken in the Republic of Indonesia. During his business trip to the Dutch East Indies, the Minister without Portfolio Lubbertus Götzen temporarily held the office of Minister for Overseas Parts of the Empire between December 13, 1947 and January 1948.
Jonkman, who had been a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) since July 1946, became a member of the First Chamber of the States General shortly before leaving the government on July 27, 1948 and was a member of it until September 20, 1966. After leaving the government, he was appointed Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau on October 13, 1948 .
By royal resolution (Koninklijk Besluit) of May 28, 1951 he was appointed as the successor to Roelof Kranenburg as chairman of this Chamber of the States General and held the office for more than 15 years between June 1, 1951 and September 20, 1966. On the occasion On January 6, 1964, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the States General, he was also appointed Commander of the Order of the Dutch Lion . Most recently he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dutch Lion on September 8, 1966 . His successor as chairman of the First Chamber was Jannis Pieter Mazure .
His marriage to Johanna Lina Margaretha de Bruïne on July 10, 1922 in Semarang resulted in three sons and a daughter, including his son Pieter Jan Hans Jonkman , the ambassador to Great Britain , who was Grand Master of the Royal Household between 1982 and 1986 (Grootmeester van het Koninklijk Huis) of Queen Beatrix and was Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague from 1990 to 1999 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hennis nieuwe grootmeester Beatrix on royalblog.nl (February 16, 2008)
- ^ Oxford Index
- ^ Permanent Court of Arbitration. Secretary-General ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the homepage of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jonkman, Jan Anne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch politician and colonial official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Utrecht |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1976 |
| Place of death | The hague |