Jan van den Tempel (1 August 1877 – 27 June 1955) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP).[1]

Jan van den Tempel
Jan van den Tempel in 1942
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping
In office
17 November 1941 – 8 January 1942
Ad interim
Prime MinisterPieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Preceded byMax Steenberghe
Succeeded byPiet Kerstens
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
17 November 1941 – 8 January 1942
Ad interim
Prime MinisterPieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Preceded byMax Steenberghe
Succeeded byPiet Kerstens
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945
Prime MinisterDirk Jan de Geer
(1939–1940)
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(1940–1945)
Preceded byMarinus Damme
Succeeded byFrans Wijffels
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
10 November 1915 – 10 August 1939
ConstituencyAmsterdam IX (1915–1918)
Personal details
Born
Jan van den Tempel

(1877-08-01)1 August 1877
Willemstad, Netherlands
Died27 June 1955(1955-06-27) (aged 77)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cause of deathPeptic ulcer disease
Political partyLabour Party (from 1946)
Other political
affiliations
Social Democratic Workers' Party (until 1946)
Spouse
Arnolda Jansen
(m. 1903)
ChildrenBas van den Tempel (1905–1992)
1 other son and 1 daughter
Alma materNetherlands School of Commerce
(Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics, Doctor of Philosophy)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Economist · Trade union leader · Nonprofit director · Managing editor · Author

Decorations

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Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
  Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands 6 May 1946
  Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 30 April 1949

References

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  1. ^ "Tempel, Jan van den (1877-1955)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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Official
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Preceded by Member for Amsterdam IX
1915–1918
District abolished
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Social Affairs
1939–1945
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries

Ad interim

1941–1942
Succeeded by
Minister of Commerce,
Industry and Shipping

Ad interim

1941–1942