Birth of Hendrikus Colijn
Birth of Hendrikus Colijn
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Hendrikus Colijn Biography and Timeline
Follow Hendrikus Colijn through 14 dated historical records for Netherlands.
Hendrikus Colijn, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1869–1936Years on this page
1869
1911
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Role range: 1911-1913
1912
Minister of Navy
Appointed Minister of the Navy
1914
Upper House
Appointed Member of Upper House
1922
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party
1923
Minister of Finance
Appointed Finance Minister, 1st term
Role range: 1923-1925
1925
Return to Gold Standard
The Netherlands restores the guilder to the gold standard at its pre-war parity immediately after Britain's return to gold.
Role range: 1925-1926
Minister of Finance
Appointed Finance Minister, 2nd term
Role range: 1923-1925
Prime Minister of Netherlands, The
Appointed Prime Minister of The Netherlands, 1st term
Role range: 1925-1926
1929
Constitution of Netherlands, The
Appointed Member of Lower House
Role range: 1929-1933
1933
Gold Bloc Commitment
Colijn's government joins the Gold Bloc and publicly commits the Netherlands to preserving the guilder's existing gold parity.
Role range: 1933-1939
Minister of Finance
Appointed Finance Minister, 3rd term
Role range: 1933-1939
Prime Minister of Netherlands, The
Appointed Prime Minister of The Netherlands, 2nd term
Role range: 1933-1939
1936
Gold Standard
The Netherlands abandons the gold standard after sustained pressure on the guilder and its reserves.
Role range: 1933-1939
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.