Otto van Lidth de Jeude

Jonkheer Otto Cornelis Adriaan van Lidth de Jeude (7 July 1881 – 1 February 1952) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP) now merged into the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).[1]

Otto van Lidth de Jeude
Otto van Lidth de Jeude in 1942
Minister of War
In office
15 September 1942  23 February 1945
Prime MinisterPieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Preceded byHendrik van Boeijen
Succeeded byJim de Booy (Ad interim)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
8 June 1937  25 July 1939
Parliamentary groupLiberal State Party
Minister of Water Management
In office
25 July 1939  10 August 1939
Prime MinisterHendrikus Colijn
Preceded byJohan van Buuren
Succeeded byWillem Albarda
In office
15 March 1935  24 June 1937
Prime MinisterHendrikus Colijn
Preceded byHendrikus Colijn (Ad interim)
Succeeded byJohan van Buuren
Personal details
Born
Otto Cornelis Adriaan van Lidth de Jeude

(1881-07-07)7 July 1881
Tiel, Netherlands
Died1 February 1952(1952-02-01) (aged 70)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Other political
affiliations
Freedom Party (1946–1948)
Liberal State Party (until 1946)
Spouse
Dina van Rossem
(m. 1908)
Children1 son and 1 daughter
Alma materInstitute of Technology (BEng, MEng)
Occupation

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon barHonourCountryDateComment
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 30 April 1949
Awards
Ribbon barAwardsOrganizationDateComment
Nansen Refugee Award United Nations 1956 Posthumously
Wateler Peace Prize Carnegie Foundation 1956 Posthumously

References

  1. "Lidth de Jeude, jhr. Otto Cornelis Adriaan van (1881-1952)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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