Hendrikus Colijn

Prime Minister of the Netherlands

22 June 1869 Burgerveen, Netherlands

18 September 1944(1944-09-18) (75) Ilmenau, Nazi Germany

26 May 1933 – 10 August 1939

Dutch politician His Excellency Hendrikus ColijnColijn in 1925Prime Minister of the NetherlandsIn office 26 May 1933 – 10 August 1939MonarchWilhelminaPreceded by Charles Ruijs de BeerenbrouckSucceeded by Dirk Jan de GeerIn office 4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926MonarchWilhelminaPreceded by Charles Ruijs de BeerenbrouckSucceeded by Dirk Jan de GeerMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office 24 June 1937 – 1 October 1937 Ad interimPrime Minister himselfPreceded by Andries Cornelis Dirk de GraeffSucceeded by Jacob Adriaan Nicolaas PatijnMinister of DefenceIn office 2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937Prime Minister himselfPreceded by Laurentius Nicolaas DeckersSucceeded by Jannes van DijkMinister of Water ManagementIn office 13 January 1935 – 15 March 1935 Ad interimPrime Minister himselfPreceded by Jacob KalffSucceeded by Otto van Lidth de JeudeMinister of Economic AffairsIn office 25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939Prime Minister himselfPreceded by Max SteenbergheSucceeded by Max SteenbergheIn office 17 April 1934 – 25 June 1934 Ad interimPrime Minister himselfPreceded by Timotheus VerschuurSucceeded by Max SteenbergheMinister of Colonial AffairsIn office 26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937Prime Minister himselfPreceded by Simon de GraaffSucceeded by Charles WelterIn office 4 August 1925 – 1 October 1925 Ad interimPrime Minister himselfPreceded by Simon de GraaffSucceeded by Charles WelterMinister of FinanceIn office 19 May 1939 – 25 July 1939 Ad interimPrime Minister himselfPreceded by Jacob Adriaan de WildeSucceeded by Christiaan BodenhausenIn office 11 August 1923 – 8 March 1926Prime Minister Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1923–1925) Hendrikus Colijn (1925–1926)Preceded by Dirk Jan de GeerSucceeded by Dirk Jan de GeerLeader of the Anti-Revolutionary PartyIn office 31 March 1920 – 18 September 1944Preceded by Abraham KuyperSucceeded by Jan SchoutenChairman of the Anti-Revolutionary PartyIn office 6 September 1939 – 18 September 1944LeaderhimselfPreceded by Jan SchoutenSucceeded by Jan Schouten (1945)In office 31 March 1920 – 26 May 1933LeaderhimselfPreceded by Abraham KuyperSucceeded by Jan SchoutenMinister of the NavyIn office 14 May 1912 – 29 August 1913Prime Minister Theo HeemskerkPreceded by Jan WentholtSucceeded by Jean Jacques RambonnetMinister of WarIn office 4 January 1911 – 29 August 1913Prime Minister Theo HeemskerkPreceded by Wouter CoolSucceeded by Nicolaas Bosboom Parliament Parliamentary leader in the SenateIn office 23 September 1926 – 17 September 1929Preceded by Anne AnemaSucceeded by Anne AnemaParliamentary groupAnti-Revolutionary PartyMember of the SenateIn office 31 October 1939 – 18 September 1944In office 23 September 1926 – 21 August 1929In office 15 September 1914 – 10 November 1920Parliamentary groupAnti-Revolutionary PartyParliamentary leader in the House of RepresentativesIn office 17 September 1929 – 23 May 1933Preceded by Theo HeemskerkSucceeded by Jan SchoutenIn office 11 July 1922 – 11 August 1923Preceded by Victor Henri RutgersSucceeded by Victor Henri RutgersParliamentary groupAnti-Revolutionary PartyMember of the House of RepresentativesIn office 8 June 1937 – 25 June 1937In office 17 September 1929 – 26 May 1933In office 25 July 1922 – 15 August 1923In office 9 November 1909 – 4 January 1911Parliamentary groupAnti-Revolutionary Party Personal detailsBornHendrikus Colijn (1869-06-22 ) 22 June 1869 Burgerveen, NetherlandsDied18 September 1944(1944-09-18) (aged 75) Ilmenau, Nazi GermanyCause of deathHeart failureNationalityDutchPolitical partyAnti-Revolutionary PartySpouse(s)Helena Groenenberg ​ ​(m. 1893 ; his death 1944 )​ RelationsArie Colijn (brother)ChildrenAnton Colijn (1894–1945) Hendrikus Colijn Jr. (1897–1945) Pieter Colijn (1903–1943)Alma materRoyal Military AcademyOccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Military officer · Teacher · Editor-in-chief · Businessman · Corporate directorSignatureMilitary serviceAllegianceNetherlandsBranch/serviceRoyal Netherlands East Indies ArmyYears of service1886–1909Rank Major Hendrikus "Hendrik" Colijn (22 June 1869 – 18 September 1944) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP; now defunct and merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal or CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 4 August 1925 until 8 March 1926, and from 26 May 1933 until 10 August 1939.