Schelto van Heemstra

Schelto Baron van Heemstra (born November 14, 1807 in Groningen , † December 20, 1864 in Maartensdijk ) was a liberal , later conservative Dutch statesman. 1861–1862 he was chairman of the Council of Ministers.

Van Heemstra studied law at the universities of Franeker and Groningen . There he received his doctorate in 1830 . From 1844 he was a member of the Second Chamber of the States General and was one of the nine MPs who advocated constitutional reform under the leadership of Johan Rudolf Thorbecke . 1848-1849 he was Minister for Church Affairs (except those of the Catholic Church). After he held high official positions in the sequence, he was 1860-1862 Minister of the Interior and Chairman of the Council of Ministers. With his now clearly conservative politics, he was heavily criticized by the liberal supporters of Thorbecke.

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SURNAME	Heemstra, Schelto van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heemstra, Schelto Baron van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch statesman
DATE OF BIRTH	November 14, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH	Groningen
DATE OF DEATH	December 20, 1864
Place of death	Maartensdijk