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| honorific-prefix = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| image = Theo de Meester-2.jpg
| name = Theo de Meester
| order = [[List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands|25th]] [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]]
| term_start = 17 August 1905
| image = Theo de Meester.jpg
| term_end = 12 February 1908
| caption = De Meester in 1905
| monarch = [[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands|Wilhelmina]]
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| term_start = 17 August 1905
| successor = [[Theo Heemskerk]]
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| successor = [[Theo Heemskerk]]
| office1 = [[Council of State (Netherlands)|Member of the Council of State]]
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| death_place = [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]]
| term_start1 = 24 April 1917
| party = [[Liberal Union (Netherlands)|Liberal]]
| term_end1 = 27 December 1919
| spouse =
| vicepresident1 = [[Wilhelmus Frederik van Leeuwen]]
| office2 = Leader of the [[Liberal Union (Netherlands)|Liberal Union]] in the <br/> [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| term_start2 = 22 September 1913
| signature =
| term_end2 = 30 March 1917
| predecessor2 = [[Hendrik Goeman Borgesius]]
| successor2 = [[Eduard Ellis van Raalte]]
| office3 = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]]<br>for [[Den Helder (electoral district)|Den Helder]]
| term_start3 = 9 May 1910
| term_end3 = 30 March 1917
| predecessor3 = [[Zadok van den Bergh]]
| successor3 = [[Pieter Oud]]
| office4 = [[List of Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands|Minister of Finance]]
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| term_end4 = 12 February 1908
| primeminister4 = Himself
| predecessor4 = [[Jan Harte van Tecklenburg]]
| successor4 = [[Maximilien Joseph Caspar Marie Kolkman|Maximilien Kolkman]]
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| birth_place = [[Harderwijk]], Netherlands
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1919|12|27|1851|12|16}}
| death_place = [[The Hague]], Netherlands
| party = [[Liberal Union (Netherlands)|Liberal Union]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Josina Parker|6 July 1881}}
| children = 2 sons and 1 daughter
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[Utrecht University]] <br/> ([[Bachelor of Laws]], [[Master of Laws]])
| occupation = [[Politician]] · [[Civil service|Civil servant]] · [[Economist]] · [[Accountant]] · [[Board of directors|Nonprofit director]] · [[Editing|Editor]] · [[Author]]
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'''Theodoor Herman "Theo" de Meester''' (16 December 1851 &ndash; 27 December 1919) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Liberal Union (Netherlands)|Liberal]] [[politician]] who served as [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] and [[Ministry of Finance|Minister of Finance]] from 1905 to 1908.
'''Theodoor Herman''' "'''Theo'''" '''de Meester''' (16 December 1851 – 27 December 1919) was a Dutch politician of the [[Liberal Union (Netherlands)|Liberal Union]] and economist. He served as [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Chairman of the Council of Ministers]] from 17 August 1905 until 12 February 1908.


De Meester was the son of [[Gerrit Abraham de Meester]] (1817–1864), who had been a member of the Dutch parliament for the [[Zwolle]] constituency from 1862 to 1864. A former administrator in the [[Dutch East Indies]], De Meester's cabinet was inaugurated on 17 August 1905. It consisted of five Liberal, two [[Free-minded Democratic League|Free-minded Democratic]], and two non-partisan ministers. It had no majority in either of the two Dutch chambers, and earned the nickname ''Porcelain Cabinet''. His government first resigned in December 1906, when the defence budget for 1907 wasn't approved by the Dutch senate. That resignation was refused by [[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands|Queen Wilhelmina]], but the government fell in December 1907, when the Dutch parliament disapproved the defence budget for 1908. The government remained as a demissionair until 12 February 1908.
De Meester was the son of Gerrit Abraham de Meester (1817–1864), who had been a member of the House of Representatives for the [[Zwolle]] constituency from 1862 to 1864. A former administrator in the [[Dutch East Indies]], De Meester's cabinet was inaugurated on 17 August 1905. It consisted of five Liberal, two [[Free-minded Democratic League|Free-minded Democratic]], and two non-partisan ministers. It had no majority in either of the two Dutch chambers, and earned the nickname "Porcelain Cabinet". His government first resigned in December 1906, when the defence budget for 1907 was rejected by the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]]. That resignation was refused by [[Wilhelmina of the Netherlands|Queen Wilhelmina]], but the government fell in December 1907, when the Dutch parliament disapproved the defence budget for 1908. The government remained as a demissionary government until 12 February 1908.


==References==
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* {{Cite web |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09ll38u1yn/th_h_de_meester |title=Mr. Th.H. de Meester |website=Parlement.com |language=Dutch |accessdate=25 May 2019}}

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Latest revision as of 15:30, 23 November 2024

In this Dutch name, the surname is De Meester, not Meester.
His Excellency
Theo de Meester
De Meester in 1905
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office
17 August 1905 – 12 February 1908
MonarchWilhelmina
Preceded byAbraham Kuyper
Succeeded byTheo Heemskerk
Member of the Council of State
In office
24 April 1917 – 27 December 1919
Vice PresidentWilhelmus Frederik van Leeuwen
Leader of the Liberal Union in the
House of Representatives
In office
22 September 1913 – 30 March 1917
Preceded byHendrik Goeman Borgesius
Succeeded byEduard Ellis van Raalte
Member of the House of Representatives
for Den Helder
In office
9 May 1910 – 30 March 1917
Preceded byZadok van den Bergh
Succeeded byPieter Oud
Minister of Finance
In office
17 August 1905 – 12 February 1908
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byJan Harte van Tecklenburg
Succeeded byMaximilien Kolkman
Personal details
Born
Theodoor Herman de Meester

(1851-12-16)16 December 1851
Harderwijk, Netherlands
Died27 December 1919(1919-12-27) (aged 68)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyLiberal Union
Spouse
Josina Parker
​
(m. 1881)​
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Alma materUtrecht University
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician · Civil servant · Economist · Accountant · Nonprofit director · Editor · Author

Theodoor Herman "Theo" de Meester (16 December 1851 – 27 December 1919) was a Dutch politician of the Liberal Union and economist. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 17 August 1905 until 12 February 1908.

De Meester was the son of Gerrit Abraham de Meester (1817–1864), who had been a member of the House of Representatives for the Zwolle constituency from 1862 to 1864. A former administrator in the Dutch East Indies, De Meester's cabinet was inaugurated on 17 August 1905. It consisted of five Liberal, two Free-minded Democratic, and two non-partisan ministers. It had no majority in either of the two Dutch chambers, and earned the nickname "Porcelain Cabinet". His government first resigned in December 1906, when the defence budget for 1907 was rejected by the Senate. That resignation was refused by Queen Wilhelmina, but the government fell in December 1907, when the Dutch parliament disapproved the defence budget for 1908. The government remained as a demissionary government until 12 February 1908.

References

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  • "Mr. Th.H. de Meester". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Jan Philip van Bosse
 Treasurer-General
1898–1905 		Succeeded by
Rudolf Patijn
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Preceded by Member for Den Helder
1910–1917 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary leader of the
Liberal Union in the
House of Representatives
1913–1917 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
1905–1908 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Council of Ministers
1905–1908 		Succeeded by


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