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Josef van Schaik


Josephus Robertus Hendricus (Josef) van Schaik (31 January 1882, in Breda – 23 March 1962, in The Hague) was a Dutch politician. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives during two separate periods, from 18 September 1929 to 12 May 1933 and from 11 November 1937 to 7 August 1948, having become a member of the house in 1917. During this second period the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany between 1940-1945. He was Minister of Justice from 1933 to 1935, Minister of Transport and Water Management in 1948, deputy Prime Minister and Minister of internal affairs from 1948 to 1951. Afterwards he was a member of the Council of State until 1957.



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