Minister of Finance
Appointed Minister of Finance, 1st term
Role range: 1921-1923
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Dirk Jan de Geer Biography and Timeline
Follow Dirk Jan de Geer through 11 dated historical records for Netherlands.
Dirk Jan de Geer, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1921–1940Years on this page
1921
1926
Minister of Finance
Appointed Minister of Finance, 2nd term
Role range: 1926-1933
Prime Minister of Netherlands, The
Appointed Prime Minister of The Netherlands, 1st term
Role range: 1926-1929
1939
Minister of Finance
Appointed Minister of Finance, 3rd term
Role range: 1939-1940
Prime Minister of Netherlands, The
Appointed Prime Minister of The Netherlands, 2nd term
Role range: 1939-1940
1940
Capture of Netherlands, The
The Dutch sign the document of capitulation
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940
Invasion of Netherlands, The
The Dutch sign the document of capitulation
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940
Government in Exile
Queen Wilhelmina establishes a Government in exile in Britain
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940
Invasion of Netherlands, The
Queen Wilhelmina establishes a Government in exile in Britain
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940
Resignation of Dirk Jan de Geer
Resigns in disgrace for attempting to negotiate a peace settlement with Germany
Role range: 1939-1940
Invasion of Netherlands, The
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
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940
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.