Theo Heemskerk

Theodorus "Theo" Heemskerk (20 July 1852 – 12 June 1932) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 12 February 1908 until 29 August 1913.[1]

His Excellency Theo Heemskerk
Theo Heemskerk in 1927
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Theo de Meester
Succeeded by	Pieter Cort van der Linden
Member of the Council of State
In office 1 October 1913 – 9 September 1918
Vice President	Joan Röell (1913–1914) Wilhelmus van Leeuwen (1914–1918)
Minister of Justice
In office 9 September 1918 – 4 September 1925
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Bastiaan Ort
Succeeded by	Jan Schokking
In office 18 January 1913 – 29 August 1913
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk
Preceded by	Robert Regout
Succeeded by	Bastiaan Ort
In office 11 May 1910 – 7 June 1910 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk
Preceded by	Anton Nelissen
Succeeded by	Robert Regout
Minister of the Interior
In office 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk
Preceded by	Pieter Rink
Succeeded by	Pieter Cort van der Linden
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office 12 February 1908 – 20 May 1908 Ad interim
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk
Preceded by	Dirk Fock
Succeeded by	Alexander Idenburg
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 16 September 1925 – 17 September 1929
Preceded by	Victor Henri Rutgers
Succeeded by	Hendrikus Colijn
In office 22 September 1903 – 12 February 1908
Preceded by	Jan van Alphen
Succeeded by	Abraham Kuyper
Parliamentary group	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 15 September 1925 – 12 June 1932
In office 25 July 1922 – 18 September 1922
In office 7 September 1901 – 12 February 1908
In office 19 June 1894 – 21 September 1897
In office 25 April 1893 – 20 March 1894
In office 1 May 1888 – 15 September 1891
Parliamentary group	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Personal details
Born	Theodorus Heemskerk (1852-07-20)20 July 1852 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	12 June 1932(1932-06-12) (aged 79) Utrecht, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s)	Maria Hartsen ​ ​ (m. 1881; died 1886)​ Lydia von Zaremba ​ ​ (m. 1891; his death 1932)​
Children	2 daughters and 1 son (first marriage) 2 sons and 2 daughters (second marriage)
Father	Jan Heemskerk (1818–1897)
Alma mater	Polytechnic School (Bachelor of Engineering) Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer

Heemskerk is particularly known as the founder of the Dutch poverty and vaccination laws. His father Jan Heemskerk also served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands.