• Gerbrandy cabinets (London II-III-IV)

Date of birth:

July 24th, 1885 (Kralingen, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

March 1st, 1969 (Lausanne, Switzerland)

Nationality:

Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Promotions:
September 10, 1906: Lieutenant Commander, first class;
August 16, 1916: Lieutenant Commander, First Class;
December 1st, 1948: Vice Admiral.

Political and military Career During World War II:
May 1940 to May 31, 1944: Member of the Dutch Shipping and Trade Commission in London;
August 8, 1942 to May 31, 1944: Member of the Extraordinary Advisory Board in London;
May 31, 1944 to June 25, 1945: Minister of Shipping and Fisheries;
February 23, 1945 to July 3, 1946: Minister of the Navy;
December 1, 1952: Honorable discharge defence.

Other:
January 1, 1937 to May 31, 1944: Director of the N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij;
? until May 31, 1944: Director of the Anglo-Saxon Petrol Company Ltd. in London.

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