| Johannes Brons | |
| Office1: | Governor-General of Suriname |
| Term Start1: | 26 July 1944 |
| Term End1: | 5 July 1948 |
| Predecessor1: | Johannes Kielstra |
| Successor1: | Willem Huender |
| Office2: | President of the Colonial Estates |
| Term Start2: | 1930[1] |
| Term End2: | 1935 |
| Birth Name: | Johannes Cornelis Brons |
| Birth Date: | 1884 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Occupation: | Judge, politician |
Johannes Cornelis Brons(6 August 1884 – 12 May 1964) was a judge, Governor of Suriname from 1944 until 1948, and President of the High Court of Justice of Suriname.
Brons was born on 6 August 1884 in The Hague. He studied law at Leiden University, and received his doctorate in 1909.[2] Between 1909 and 1926, he worked as a lawyer and prosecutor in Rotterdam.
In 1926, Brons went to Suriname, served on the High Court of Justice of Suriname, and became the president of the court in 1929.[2] He served until 1943.[3] In 1930, he was elected to the Colonial Estates, and subsequently became its President.[1] In 1935, he resigned from the Estates.[2]
Brons served as Acting Governor-General of Suriname from 16 August 1935 until 12 April 1936, September 1938 until January 1939, and again on 3 January 1944.[4] On 26 July 1944, he was officially appointed Governor, and served until 5 July 1948.[4]
During his tenure as governor, Brons tried to reform suffrage which was limited to wealthy men. His first attempt was rejected by the Estates of Suriname.[5] His second attempt to award suffrage to all who had finished primary school passed in September 1945.[6] After his tenure, in July 1948, universal suffrage was established in Suriname.[7]
Between 1948 and 1949, Brons worked at the Dutch Embassy in Havana. He died on 12 May 1964 in The Hague, at the age of 79.[3]
Brons was commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau, and knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.[3]
In 1948, a square in Paramaribo which contained the Lanti Djari football field, was renamed Mr. Bronsplein in his honour.[8]