Dirk de Klerk

Dirk de Klerk
De Klerk, c. 1905
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
21 September 1897 – 15 September 1913
ConstituencyRotterdam II
Member of the Provincial Council of South Holland
In office
1 July 1919 – 23 July 1920
Member of the Rotterdam Municipal Council
In office
18 June 1896 – 6 September 1909
27 October 1910 – 23 July 1920
Personal details
Born(1852-01-06)6 January 1852
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died23 July 1920(1920-07-23) (aged 68)
Scheveningen, Netherlands
Party
  • Liberal Union (until 1918)
  • General Liberal Party (1918)
  • General State Party (1918 onwards)

Dirk de Klerk (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə)ɡ ˈklɛr(ə)k]; 6 January 1852 – 23 July 1920) was a Dutch politician. Born in Rotterdam, he worked as a metalsmith, and he was on the board of the General Dutch Workers' Union. He served on the Rotterdam Municipal Council between 1896 and 1920, with a short interruption, and on the House of Representatives between 1897 and 1913, representing the Rotterdam II electoral district.[1] De Klerk started out as a member of the Liberal Union, but he founded the General Liberal Party to participate in the 1918 general election as lead candidate. He did not win a seat, and he joined the General State Party.[2] De Klerk sat on the Provincial Council of South Holland from July 1919 until his death on 23 July 1920 in Scheveningen.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "D. de Klerk". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Algemeen Vrijzinnige Partij" [General Liberal Party] (PDF). Repertorium kleine politieke partijen 1918-1967 (in Dutch). Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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