Jan van den Tempel

Jan van den Tempel (1 August 1877 – 27 June 1955) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP).^[1]

His Excellency Jan van den Tempel
Jan van den Tempel in 1942
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping
In office 17 November 1941 – 8 January 1942 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Preceded by	Max Steenberghe
Succeeded by	Piet Kerstens
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office 17 November 1941 – 8 January 1942 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Preceded by	Max Steenberghe
Succeeded by	Piet Kerstens
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945
Prime Minister	Dirk Jan de Geer (1939–1940) Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1940–1945)
Preceded by	Marinus Damme
Succeeded by	Frans Wijffels
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 10 November 1915 – 10 August 1939
Constituency	Amsterdam IX (1915–1918)
Personal details
Born	Jan van den Tempel (1877-08-01)1 August 1877 Willemstad, Netherlands
Died	27 June 1955(1955-06-27) (aged 77) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cause of death	Peptic ulcer disease
Political party	Labour Party (from 1946)
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Workers' Party (until 1946)
Spouse	Arnolda Jansen ​ (m. 1903)​
Children	Bas van den Tempel (1905–1992) 1 other son and 1 daughter
Alma mater	Netherlands School of Commerce (Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Economist · Trade union leader · Nonprofit director · Managing editor · Author

Decorations

Honours

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	6 May 1946
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	30 April 1949