Theo Heemskerk

Theodorus Heemskerk (20 July 1852 – 12 June 1932) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 12 February 1908 until 29 August 1913.^[1]

His Excellency Theo Heemskerk
Heemskerk in 1927
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Theo de Meester
Succeeded by	Pieter Cort van der Linden
Member of the Council of State
In office 1 October 1913 – 9 September 1918
Vice President	Joan Röell (1913–1914) Wilhelmus van Leeuwen (1914–1918)
Minister of Justice
In office 9 September 1918 – 4 September 1925
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Bastiaan Ort
Succeeded by	Jan Schokking
In office 18 January 1913 – 29 August 1913
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk
Preceded by	Robert Regout
Succeeded by	Bastiaan Ort
In office 11 May 1910 – 7 June 1910 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk
Preceded by	Anton Nelissen
Succeeded by	Robert Regout
Minister of the Interior
In office 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk
Preceded by	Pieter Rink
Succeeded by	Pieter Cort van der Linden
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office 12 February 1908 – 20 May 1908 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk
Preceded by	Dirk Fock
Succeeded by	Alexander Idenburg
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 16 September 1925 – 17 September 1929
Preceded by	Victor Henri Rutgers
Succeeded by	Hendrikus Colijn
In office 22 September 1903 – 12 February 1908
Preceded by	Jan van Alphen
Succeeded by	Abraham Kuyper
Parliamentary group	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 15 September 1925 – 12 June 1932
In office 25 July 1922 – 18 September 1922
In office 7 September 1901 – 12 February 1908
In office 19 June 1894 – 21 September 1897
In office 25 April 1893 – 20 March 1894
In office 1 May 1888 – 15 September 1891
Personal details
Born	Theodorus Heemskerk (1852-07-20)20 July 1852 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	12 June 1932(1932-06-12) (aged 79) Utrecht, Netherlands
Political party	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Spouses	Maria Hartsen ​ ​ (m. 1881; died 1886)​ Lydia von Zaremba ​ (m. 1891)​
Children	2 daughters and 1 son (first marriage) 2 sons and 2 daughters (second marriage)
Parent	Jan Heemskerk (father)
Alma mater	Polytechnic School (Bachelor of Engineering) Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician civil servant jurist lawyer

Heemskerk's time in politics saw the modernization of the country's poor law.^[2] His father Jan Heemskerk also served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.

Decorations

Honours

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	10 October 1913
	Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	27 August 1926
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Minister of State	Netherlands	27 August 1926	Style of Excellency