Dirk Fock

Dirk Fock
His Excellency; Dirk Fock
	Dirk Fock in 1921
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
	In office; 20 September 1932 – 17 September 1935
Preceded by	Pieter Rink
Parliamentary group	Liberal State Party
Member of the Senate
	In office; 17 September 1929 – 17 September 1935
Parliamentary group	Liberal State Party
Governor-General of the ; Dutch East Indies
	In office; 24 March 1921 – 6 September 1926
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Johan Paul van ; Limburg Stirum
Succeeded by	Andries Cornelis ; Dirk de Graeff
Speaker of the House of Representatives
	In office; 25 January 1917 – 8 October 1920
Preceded by	Hendrik Goeman ; Borgesius
Succeeded by	Dionysius Koolen
Governor-General of Suriname
	In office; 10 August 1908 – 30 June 1911
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Pieter Hofstede Crull (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Louis Marie ; Rollin Couquerque
Minister of Colonial Affairs
	In office; 17 August 1905 – 12 February 1908
Prime Minister	Theo de Meester
Preceded by	Alexander Idenburg
Succeeded by	Theo Heemskerk (Ad interim)
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 6 September 1913 – 14 October 1920
	In office; 17 September 1901 – 17 August 1905
Parliamentary group	Liberal Union
Personal details
Born	Dirk Fock; 19 June 1858; Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands
Died	17 October 1941 (aged 83); The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Liberal State Party ; (from 1921)
Other political; affiliations	Liberal Union (1885–1921)
Spouse(s)	Wilhelmina Doffegnies (m. 1881; died 1913) ; Alida Diemont (m. 1926; died 1931)
Children	Cornelia Fock (1882–1959) ; Dirk Fock Jr. (1886–1973) ; Jan Fock (1889–1973) ; Else Fock (1892–1979)
Alma mater	Gymnasium Haganum ; Leiden University ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer

Dirk Fock (19 June 1858 – 17 October 1941) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP) now merged into the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Governor of Suriname (1908–1911), Speaker of the House of Representatives (1917–1921) and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1921–1926).[1]

After attending Gymnasium Haganum, Fock studied law at Leiden University from 1875 to 1880.[2]

References

(in Dutch) Mr.dr. D. (Dirk) Fock, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
"Mr.dr. D. (Dirk) Fock". Nederlandse Grondwet. Retrieved 3 February 2011.

External links

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House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Preceded by Johannes de Visser	Member for Rotterdam I 1901–1905	Succeeded by Samuel van den Bergh
Preceded by Frank van Lennep	Member for Haarlem 1913–1918	District abolished
Political offices
Preceded by Alexander Idenburg	Minister of Colonial Affairs 1905–1908	Succeeded by Theo Heemskerk (interim)
Preceded by Hendrik Goeman Borgesius	Speaker of the House of Representatives 1913–1917	Succeeded by Dionysius Koolen
Government offices
Preceded by Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum	Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1921–1926	Succeeded by Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff

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[1] (in Dutch) Mr.dr. D. (Dirk) Fock, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.

[2] "Mr.dr. D. (Dirk) Fock". Nederlandse Grondwet. Retrieved 3 February 2011.