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Willem Schermerhorn (December 17, 1894 - March 11, 1977) was Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1945 until 1946. He was the first Prime Minister after World War II. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (13 April 1885 â€“ 7 September 1961) Dutch politician, born near Sneek, in The Netherlands. ... A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Louis Joseph Maria Beel (April 12, 1902 - February 11, 1977) was Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1946 to 1948 and again from 1958 to 1959. ... 3 November 1877: Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (liberal) 19 August 1879: Theo graaf van Lynden van Sandenburg (conservative-protestant) 22 April 1883: Jan Heemskerk Abrahamzoon (conservative) 20 April 1888: Aeneas baron Mackay (ARP) 21 August 1891: Gijsbert van Tienhoven (liberal) 8 May 1894: Joan RÃ¶ell (old liberal) 26... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... The Prime Minister of the Netherlands or Minister President is in the Politics_of_the_Netherlands the head of government and active executive authority of the Dutch Government. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...

Schermerhorn was born in Akersloot in the Dutch province of Noord-Holland. He grew up in a protestant family of farmers. North Holland: (Dutch: Noord-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the northwest part of the country. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

He became professor at the Delft University of Technology on September 7, 1926. Schermerhorn remained professor until 1944, when he was removed by the German occupational forces because of his activities in the Dutch resistance. A professor is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Founded in 1842, the Delft University of Technology, in Delft, the Netherlands, is one of the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive technical universities in the Netherlands, with over 13,000 students and 2,100 scientists (including 200 professors). ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was interred by the German occupational forces as a hostage in St. Michielsgestel from May 1942 until December 1943.

After he was removed as professor in 1944 Schermerhorn went into hiding to avoid being taken prisoner by the German occupational forces.

On June 24, 1945 he became Prime Minister of the cabinet Schermerhorn/Drees, the first cabinet after World War II. Schermerhorn was the first Dutch Prime Minister who appointed civil servants with a political background, people like Koos Vorrink and Hendrik Brugmans (nicknamed 'The Schermerboys"). The cabinet Schermerhorn/Drees was in office in The Netherlands from June 24, 1945 until July 3, 1946. ... Jacobus Jan Vorrink, better known as Koos Vorrink (June 7, 1891 - July 19, 1955), was a charismatic socialist leader in The Netherlands. ... Hendrik Brugmans Hendrik Brugmans (Amsterdam 13 December 1906 - Bruges 12 March 1997) was the son of historian Hajo Brugmans and Maria Keizer. ...

After the elections of 1946 he became a member of parliament, as a member of the social-democratic PvdA. He remained a member of parliament until 1951. For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

After his parliamentarian career ended he became director of the International Training Center for Aerial Survey in 1951 (until 1969).

Schermerhorn died on March 11, 1977 in Haarlem. 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Haarlem is a city in the west of the Netherlands, capital of the North Holland province. ...

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