Jan Anne Jonkman (13 September 1891 – 27 June 1976) was a Dutch politician of the
Labour Party. He served as
president of the Senate
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The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's Order of succession, succes ...
from 1951 to 1966, as well as
minister of overseas affairs from 1946 to August 1947 and November 1947 to 1948. Previously, Jonkman had served in the
Dutch East Indies
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as a prosecutor, and later member of the
''Volksraad'' from 1927 to 1931 and 1939 to 1942.
Decorations
*: Knight Grand Cross of the
Order of the Netherlands Lion
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The Order of the Netherlands Lion wa ...
*: Commander of the
Order of Orange-Nassau
The Order of Orange-Nassau () 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 performed acts of special merits for ...
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1891 births
1976 deaths
Ministers of colonial affairs of the Netherlands
Presidents of the Senate (Netherlands)
Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
Members of the Volksraad (Dutch East Indies)
Politicians from Utrecht (city)
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