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Jan Donner

Jan Donner

Dutch politician (1891–1981)

For the Dutch chess player, see Jan Hein Donner.

Jan Donner (3 February 1891 – 2 February 1981) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 16 December 1971.

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Donner was Minister of Justice from 1926 to 1933, President of the Dutch Supreme Court from 1946 to 1961, and was named Minister of State in 1971 for his services to the State.[1]

In 1941 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2]

He was the father of the chess player Jan Hein Donner and the jurist André Donner, and the grandfather of the former Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Piet Hein Donner.

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  1. [1]
    "Mr.Dr. J. (Jan) Donner" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. [2]
    "J. Donner (1891 - 1981)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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