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Broek, van den, Johannes

Date of birth:
October 26th, 1882 (Haarlem, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
October 22nd, 1946 (The Hague, The Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Political Career During World War II:
1941 to December 1942: Chairman of the Netherlands Purchasing Commission, purchasing organization for military equipment for the Dutch East Indies
December 9, 1942 to February 23, 1945: Minister of Finance
May 31, 1944 to February 23, 1945: Minister of Trade, Industry and Agriculture ad interim

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Awarded on:
September 4th, 1936
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Ridder (NL.3)

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