Willem Schermerhorn

Prime Minister of the Netherlands

17 December 1894 Akersloot, Netherlands

10 March 1977(1977-03-10) (82) Haarlem, Netherlands

25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946

Dutch politician Willem "Wim" Schermerhorn (17 December 1894 – 10 March 1977) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 25 June 1945 until 3 July 1946. According to Harry W. Laidler, the government under Schermerhorn's premiership "achieved important results in the fields of labor, finance, housing, old age pensions, and the social services."