Jacob Algera

Jacob Algera (20 March 1902 – 8 December 1966) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).^[1]

Jacob Algera
Jacob Algera in 1958
Member of the Council of State
In office 1 November 1958 – 8 December 1966
Vice President	Bram Rutgers (1958–1959) Louis Beel (1959–1966)
Minister of Transport and Water Management
In office 2 September 1952 – 10 October 1958
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Hendrik Wemmers
Succeeded by	Herman Witte (Ad interim)
Mayor of Leeuwarden
In office 5 May 1945 – 16 March 1946 Ad interim
Preceded by	Wilhelm Schönhard
Succeeded by	Adriaan van der Meulen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 3 July 1956 – 3 October 1956
In office 21 September 1937 – 2 September 1952
Parliamentary group	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Personal details
Born	Jacob Algera (1902-03-20)20 March 1902 Wirdum, Netherlands
Died	8 December 1966(1966-12-08) (aged 64) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Spouse	Froukje Lieuwes Wijnia ​ ​ (m. 1928)​
Children	Tjitske Algera (1935–2006)
Alma mater	University of Groningen (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · civil servant · Jurist · Academic administrator

Decorations

Honours

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	22 December 1958