Leendert Antonie Donker (7 September 1899 in Almkerk – 4 February 1956 in

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) was a Dutch

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who served as the

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in the

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from 1952 until his death in 1956.

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1899 births 1956 deaths 20th-century Dutch lawyers Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Ministers of justice of the Netherlands People from Almkerk Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands) politicians University of Amsterdam alumni Labour Party (Netherlands) MPs Dutch MPs 1948–1952 {{Netherlands-PvdA-politician-stub