Joan Röell
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Jonkheer Joan Röell |
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| 18th Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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In office 9 May 1894 – 27 July 1897 |
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| Monarch | Wilhelmina, Emma (Regent) |
| Preceded by | Gijsbert van Tienhoven |
| Succeeded by | Nicolaas Pierson |
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Joan Röell 21 July 1844 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Died | 13 July 1914 (aged 69) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | Free Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Eritia Erna Romelia de Beaufort |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Dutch Reformed Church |
Jonkheer Joan Röell (21 July 1844 – 13 July 1914) was a Dutch nobleman, lawyer and statesman. He was a member of a prominent Dutch noble family which produced many public administrators and politicians.
From 1894 to 1897 Röell headed the Dutch government as Prime Minister (formally: chairman of the Council of Ministers) and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Röell was born in Haarlem, to Herman Hendrik, Baron Röell, C.N.L., G.E.K. (1806–1883), member (1842) and registrar (1843–1858) of the States of North Holland, King's Commissioner of Utrecht (1858–1860) and of North Holland (1860–1879), curator of the University of Utrecht (1859–1883), and his wife Elisabeth van de Poll (1808–1862).
He attended a boarding school in Sassenheim, and later a gymnasium in Utrecht. From 1861 to 23 November 1866, he studied Roman and Contemporary Law at the University of Applied Sciences of Utrecht, after which he briefly worked as a lawyer.
As a former registrar of the States of South Holland, Röell was familiar with the intricacies of local and regional government and water management. In 1877, he was elected into the House of Representatives for the district of Utrecht. He was re-elected in 1881 and 1884, but lost his seat to Æneas, Baron Mackay in 1886. He became a member of the Senate for Zeeland until he won back his seat in the House from Mackay in 1888. He was re-elected again in 1891. In the House, he was concerned with various policy areas, including education, water management, health, constitutional amendment, suffrage, home affairs, Indian affairs and taxes.
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