Jan Jonkman Explained

Jan Anne Jonkman (13 September 1891  - 27 June 1976) was a Dutch politician.[1] [2]

He was a member of the PvdA. As a minister, he dealt with colonial affairs. He was also president of the Senate from 1951 to 1966. He was preceded by Roelof Kranenburg and was succeeded by his party colleague Jannes Pieter Mazure.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/BWN/lemmata/bwn1/jonkman biography
  2. http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/00661 biography from www.parlement.com