biography
| name: |
Heemskerk Azn., Jan
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pronunciation:
[haymskerk]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1818–97)
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| biography:
| Dutch politician, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He studied law at Utrecht and in due course became a judge. He originally held liberal views, but entered parliament in 1859 as a conservative, becoming minister of internal affairs (1866–8) and twice prime minister (1874–7, 1883–8). His major achievements were a Higher Education Act, and amendments to the Constitution in his last premiership. He became a member of the Council of State on retirement. |
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