Johan Rudolph Thorbecke

Prime Minister of the Netherlands

14 January 1798 Zwolle, Netherlands

4 June 1872(1872-06-04) (74) The Hague, Netherlands

4 January 1871 – 4 June 1872

Dutch politician Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (14 January 1798 – 4 June 1872) was a Dutch liberal statesman, one of the most important Dutch politicians of the 19th century. In 1848, he headed the commission that drafted the revision of the Constitution of the Netherlands, giving less power to the king and more to the States General, and guaranteeing more religious, personal and political freedom to the people.