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Kerstens, Petrus Adrianus (Piet)

Date of birth:
August 23rd, 1896 (Ginneken, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
October 8th, 1958 (The Hague, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Political Career During World War II:
January 8, 1942 to May 31, 1944: Minister of Trade, Industry and Shipping.
January 8, 1942 to May 31, 1944: Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.
1944-1946: Indian government commissioner, Ministry of Overseas Territories and director of education and worship of the Dutch East Indies in London.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 11th, 1949
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Ridder (NL.3)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 27th, 1951
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Officier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.4)

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