| Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
| Julius Christiaan van Oven | |
| Office: | Minister of the Interior |
| Term Start: | 7 July 1956 |
| Term End: | 13 October 1956 Ad interim |
| Primeminister: | Willem Drees |
| Predecessor: | Louis Beel |
| Successor: | Ko Suurhoff (Ad interim) |
| Office1: | Minister of Justice |
| Term Start1: | 15 February 1956 |
| Term End1: | 13 October 1956 |
| Primeminister1: | Willem Drees |
| Predecessor1: | Louis Beel (Ad interim) |
| Successor1: | Ivo Samkalden |
| Birthname: | Julius Christiaan van Oven |
| Birth Date: | 1881 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Dordrecht, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Leiden, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Party: | Labour Party (from 1946) |
| Otherparty: | Free-thinking Democratic League (until 1946) |
| Children: | 3 sons and 2 daughters |
| Alma Mater: | University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation: | Politician · Jurist · Lawyer · Researcher · Historian · Author · Editor · Academic administrator · Professor |
Julius Christiaan van Oven (17 November 1881 – 16 March 1963) was a Dutch jurist and politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).[1]
For 34 years, Van Oven was professor of Roman law, from 1917 to 1925 at the University of Groningen and from 1925 to 1951 at Leiden University. In 1948 he was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2] At the age of 74, he was asked to succeed Leendert Antonie Donker, who died in office in February 1956, as Minister of Justice in the Third Drees cabinet. During the 8 months he was in office, he managed to establish a law he had been advocating for since 1927: this Lex-Van Oven law finally annulled the legal incapacity of married women, including the prohibition for them to hold office.[3]
| Honours | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 15 May 1952 | ||
| Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 3 November 1956 | ||