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Mook, van, Hubertus Johannes (Huib)

Date of birth:
May 30th, 1894 (Semarang, Dutch Indies)
Date of death:
May 10th, 1965 (L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Political Career During World War II:
August 31, 1937 to November 1941: Director of the Department of Economic Affairs in Buitenzorg (Dutch East Indies)
January 1, 1942 to May 21, 1942: Lieutenant-Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
May 21, 1942 to February 23, 1945: Minister of the Colonies
September 14, 1944 to November 3, 1948: Lieutenant-Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

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Awarded on:
September 5th, 1932
Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.5)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Luitenant-Gouverneur-Generaal van Nederlands-Indië
Awarded on:
September 4th, 1947
Ridder Grootkruis in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.1)

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