Dirk Fock
Dirk Fock (19 June 1858 – 17 October 1941) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP) now merged into the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Dirk Fock | |
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 Dirk Fock in 1921 | |
| Parliamentary leader in the Senate | |
| In office 20 September 1932 – 17 September 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Pieter Rink |
| Parliamentary group | Liberal State Party |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 17 September 1929 – 17 September 1935 | |
| Parliamentary group | Liberal State Party |
| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 24 March 1921 – 6 September 1926 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelmina |
| Preceded by | Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum |
| Succeeded by | Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 25 January 1917 – 8 October 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Hendrik Goeman Borgesius |
| Succeeded by | Dionysius Koolen |
| Governor-General of Suriname | |
| In office 10 August 1908 – 30 June 1911 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelmina |
| Preceded by | Pieter Hofstede Crull (Ad interim) |
| Succeeded by | Louis Marie Rollin Couquerque |
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | |
| In office 17 August 1905 – 12 February 1908 | |
| Prime Minister | Theo de Meester |
| Preceded by | Alexander Idenburg |
| Succeeded by | Theo Heemskerk (Ad interim) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 6 September 1913 – 14 October 1920 | |
| In office 17 September 1901 – 17 August 1905 | |
| Parliamentary group | Liberal Union |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dirk Fock 19 June 1858 Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands |
| Died | 17 October 1941 (aged 83) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Liberal State Party (from 1921) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Union (1885–1921) |
| Spouse(s) | Wilhelmina Doffegnies
(m. 1881; died 1913)Alida Diemont
(m. 1926; died 1931) |
| Children | Cornelia Fock (1882–1959) Dirk Fock Jr. (1886–1973) Jan Fock (1889–1973) Else Fock (1892–1979) |
| Alma mater | Gymnasium Haganum Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation | Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer |
Governor of Suriname (1908–1911), Speaker of the House of Representatives (1917–1921) and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1921–1926).[1]
After attending Gymnasium Haganum, Fock studied law at Leiden University from 1875 to 1880.[2]
References
- (in Dutch) Mr.dr. D. (Dirk) Fock, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
- "Mr.dr. D. (Dirk) Fock". Nederlandse Grondwet. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
External links
Media related to Dirk Fock at Wikimedia Commons
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