Willem Albarda

Willem Albarda
Willem Albarda
	Willem Albarda in 1911
Member of the Council of State
	In office; 28 August 1945 – 1 July 1952
Vice President	Frans Beelaerts ; van Blokland
Minister of Finance
	In office; 17 November 1941 – 9 December 1942
Prime Minister	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Preceded by	Max Steenberghe
Succeeded by	Johannes van den Broek
Minister of Water Management
	In office; 10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945
Prime Minister	Dirk Jan de Geer ; (1939–1940) ; Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy ; (1940–1945)
Preceded by	Otto van Lidth de Jeude
Succeeded by	Frans Wijffels (Ad interim)
Parliamentary leader in the ; House of Representatives
	In office; 15 September 1925 – 10 August 1939
Preceded by	Jan Schaper
Succeeded by	Willem Drees
Parliamentary group	Social Democratic ; Workers' Party
Leader of the Social ; Democratic Workers' Party
	In office; 12 July 1925 – 14 May 1940
Deputy	See list Jan Schaper ; (1925–1934) ; Jan van den Tempel ; (1934–1940) ; Willem Drees ; (1939–1940);
Preceded by	Pieter Jelles Troelstra
Succeeded by	Willem Drees
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 16 September 1913 – 10 August 1939
Parliamentary group	Social Democratic ; Workers' Party
Personal details
Born	Johan Willem Albarda; 5 June 1877; Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Died	19 April 1957 (aged 79); The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party (from 1946)
Other political; affiliations	Social Democratic ; Workers' Party (1899–1946)
Spouse(s)	Anna Brals (m. 1903; died 1929) ; Hiltje Ebkje Tibo (m. 1931; his death 1957)
Children	1 son and 1 daughter ; (first marriage)
Alma mater	Delft Polytechnic School ; (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Civil engineer · Researcher · Teacher · Social worker · Editor · Author
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Johan Willem Albarda (5 June 1877 – 19 April 1957) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and civil engineer.[1]

Albarda worked as student researcher at the Delft Polytechnic School from May 1896 until July 1903 and also as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper Studenten-Weekblad from April 1898 until July 1903. Albarda worked as a math teacher from August 1903 until September 1911 in Almelo from August 1903 until February 1905 and in The Hague from February 1905 until November 1911 and as a civil servant for municipality of Amsterdam as director of the Social Service from November 1911 until September 1913. Albarda was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1913, taking office on 16 September 1913. After the Leader of the Social Democratic Workers' Party and Parliamentary leader of the Social Democratic Workers' Party in the House of Representatives Pieter Jelles Troelstra announced his retirement from national politics and that he wouldn't not stand for the election of 1925 Albarda was selected as his successor as Leader on 12 July 1925 and became Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives on 15 September 1925.

On 27 July 1939 the Cabinet Colijn V was dismissed by Queen Wilhelmina and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1939 when it was replaced by the Cabinet De Geer II with Albarda appointed as Minister of Water Management, taking office on 10 August 1939. On 10 May 1940 Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands and the government fled to London to escape the German occupation. On 14 May 1940 Albarda announced that he was stepping down as Leader in favor of Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Willem Drees. The Cabinet De Geer II fell on 26 August 1940 after a conflict between Queen Wilhelmina and Prime Minister Dirk Jan de Geer and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1940 when it was replaced by the Cabinet Gerbrandy I with Albarda continuing as of Minister of Water Management, taking office on 3 September 1940. The Cabinet Gerbrandy I fell on 12 June 1941 after a conflict between Queen Wilhelmina and Minister of Defence Adriaan Dijxhoorn and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1941 when it was replaced by the Cabinet Gerbrandy II with Albarda continuing as of Minister of Water Management, taking office on 27 July 1941. Albarda was appointed as Minister of Finance following the resignation of Max Steenberghe and dual served in both positions, taking office on 17 November 1941. On 9 December 1942 Albarda resigned as Minister of Finance following the appointment of Johannes van den Broek but continued as Minister of Water Management. On 27 January 1945 Prime Minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy forced Minister of the Interior Jaap Burger to resign following an impromptu remark during a radio address where Burger differentiated between "wrongful" Dutch civilians (foute Nederlanders) and Dutch civilians who made a mistake (Nederlanders die een fout hebben gemaakt) but because Prime Minister Gerbrandy did not discuss this with rest of the cabinet all the Social Democratic Workers' Party cabinet members announced there resignation and the cabinet continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the Cabinet Gerbrandy III on 23 February 1945.

Following the end of World War II Albarda remained in active politics, in August 1945 he was nominated as a Member of the Council of State, serving from 28 August 1945 until 1 July 1952.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	31 Augustus 1945
	Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown	Luxembourg	12 April 1946
	Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown	Belgium	17 February 1947
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	1 July 1952	Elevated from Officer (16 September 1923)

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References

"Albarda, Johan Willem (1877–1957)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Ir. J.W. (Willem) Albarda Parlement & Politiek

House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Preceded by Gerrit Elhorst	Member for Enschede 1913–1918	District abolished
Party political offices
Preceded by Pieter Jelles Troelstra	Leader of the Social Democratic Workers' Party 1925–1940	Succeeded by Willem Drees
Preceded by Jan Schaper	Parliamentary leader of the Social Democratic Workers' Party in the House of Representatives 1925–1939	Succeeded by Willem Drees
Political offices
Preceded by Otto van Lidth de Jeude	Minister of Water Management 1939–1945	Succeeded by Frans Wijffels Ad interim
Preceded by Max Steenberghe	Minister of Finance 1941–1942	Succeeded by Johannes van den Broek

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[1] "Albarda, Johan Willem (1877–1957)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

Second Gerbrandy cabinet (1941–1945)
Preceded: First Gerbrandy cabinet Succeed: Third Gerbrandy cabinet
Prime Minister	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (General Warfare)
Ministers	Hendrik van Boeijen (General Affairs) Hendrik van Boeijen (Interior) (1941–1944) Jaap Burger (Interior) (1944–1945) Hendrik van Boeijen (Interior) (from 1945) (Ad interim) Eelco van Kleffens (Foreign Affairs) Max Steenberghe (Finance) (1941) Willem Albarda (Finance) (1941–1942) Johannes van den Broek (Finance) (from 1942) Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Justice) (1941–1942) Jan van Angeren (Justice) (1942–1944) Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart (Justice) (from 1944) Max Steenberghe (Commerce, Industry and Shipping) (1941) Jan van den Tempel (Commerce, Industry and Shipping) (1941–1942) (Ad interim) Piet Kerstens (Commerce, Industry and Shipping) (1942–1944) Johannes van den Broek (Commerce, Industry and Agriculture) (from 1944) Hendrik van Boeijen (War) (1941–1942) Otto van Lidth de Jeude (War) (from 1942) Johan Furstner (Navy) Jan van den Tempel (Social Affairs) Gerrit Bolkestein (Education, Arts and Sciences) Willem Albarda (Water Management) Max Steenberghe (Agriculture and Fisheries) (1941) Jan van den Tempel (Agriculture and Fisheries) (1941–1942) (Ad interim) Piet Kerstens (Agriculture and Fisheries) (1942–1944) Jim de Booy (Shipping and Fisheries) (from 1944) Charles Welter (Colonial Affairs) (1941) Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Colonial Affairs) (1941–1942) Huib van Mook (Colonial Affairs) (from 1942)
Ministers without portfolio	Jaap Burger (Return Policy) (1943–1944) Edgar Michiels van Verduynen (Foreign Policy) (from 1942) Adipati Soejono (Colonial Policy) (1942–1943) (†)

First Gerbrandy cabinet (1940–1941)
Preceded: Second De Geer cabinet Succeed: Second Gerbrandy cabinet
Prime Minister	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Justice)
Ministers	Hendrik van Boeijen (General Affairs and Interior) Eelco van Kleffens (Foreign Affairs) Charles Welter (Finance and Colonial Affairs) Max Steenberghe (Commerce, Industry and Shipping) Adriaan Dijxhoorn (Defence) (1940–1941) Hendrik van Boeijen (Defence) (from 1941) (Ad interim) Jan van den Tempel (Social Affairs) Gerrit Bolkestein (Education, Arts and Sciences) Willem Albarda (Water Management) Aat van Rhijn (Agriculture and Fisheries) (1940–1941) Max Steenberghe (Agriculture and Fisheries) (from 1941)

Second De Geer cabinet (1939–1940)
Preceded: Fifth Colijn cabinet Succeed: First Gerbrandy cabinet
Prime Minister	Dirk Jan de Geer (General Affairs and Finance)
Ministers	Hendrik van Boeijen (Interior) Eelco van Kleffens (Foreign Affairs) Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Justice) Max Steenberghe (Economic Affairs) (1939–1940) Max Steenberghe (Commerce, Industry and Shipping) (from 1940) Adriaan Dijxhoorn (Defence) Jan van den Tempel (Social Affairs) Gerrit Bolkestein (Education, Arts and Sciences) Willem Albarda (Water Management) Aat van Rhijn (Agriculture and Fisheries) Charles Welter (Colonial Affairs)