Minister of Finance1921
Appointed Minister of Finance, 1st term
Historical person
Dirk Jan de Geer Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Dirk Jan de Geer, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.
11 records1921–19406 events1 places
Chronological biography
1921
1926
Minister of Finance1926
Appointed Minister of Finance, 2nd term
Prime Minister of Netherlands, The1926
Appointed Prime Minister of The Netherlands, 1st term
1939
Minister of Finance1939
Appointed Minister of Finance, 3rd term
Prime Minister of Netherlands, The1939
Appointed Prime Minister of The Netherlands, 2nd term
1940
Invasion of Netherlands, The1940
Pre war pacifism costs Holand dear, it has no tanks & only 26 armoured cars. Canals are flooded & "fortress Holland" created but Holland is overun by German tanks
Resignation of Dirk Jan de Geer1940
Resigns in disgrace for attempting to negotiate a peace settlement with Germany
Capture of Netherlands, The15 May 1940
The Dutch sign the document of capitulation
Invasion of Netherlands, The15 May 1940
The Dutch sign the document of capitulation
Government in ExileJune 1940
Queen Wilhelmina establishes a Government in exile in Britain
Invasion of Netherlands, TheJune 1940
Queen Wilhelmina establishes a Government in exile in Britain
Titles and roles
Minister of Finance · Prime Minister of Netherlands, The
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.