Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen

Jhr. Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen (30 September 1818, in

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– 31 May 1893, in

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) was a Dutch

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. He was Mayor of Amsterdam from 1850–1853 and later a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for Amsterdam. He served as Ministers of the Interior from 1853–1856. He was president of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands in the period 23 September 1858 – 20 September 1869. After being a minister he became a member of the

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serving as

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from 1876–1893. In 1876 he became

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. With Van Reenen as Vice-president the Council of State became

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in short periods in 1889 and 1890, because of the illness of king William III, who became increasingly demented and was not able to perform his duties. After the passing of king William III, the heir, Wilhelmina, was underage, and he became chairman of the regency committee. 1818 births 1893 deaths Nobility from Amsterdam Ministers of State (Netherlands) Vice-presidents of the Council of State (Netherlands) Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands Speakers of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Council of State (Netherlands) Mayors of Amsterdam University of Amsterdam alumni Leiden University alumni 19th-century Dutch politicians {{Netherlands-mayor-stub