Jan Anne Jonkman (

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...

, 13 September 1891 –

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, 27 June 1976) was a Dutch politician.biography from www.parlement.com
/ref> He was a member of the PvdA. As a minister, he dealt with colonial affairs. He was also president of the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

from 1951 to 1966. He was preceded by Roelof Kranenburg and was succeeded by his party colleague

Jannes Pieter Mazure Jannis Pieter Mazure (24 December 1899, Rotterdam – 3 November 1990, The Hague) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA) and was considered to be very outspoken about his beliefs. He was president of the Senate from 1 ...

Decorations

*: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion *: Commander of the

Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau ( nl, Orde van Oranje-Nassau, links=no) is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has ...

References

1891 births 1976 deaths Ministers of Colonial Affairs of the Netherlands Presidents of the Senate (Netherlands) Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Politicians from Utrecht (city) {{Netherlands-politician-stub