Carel Victor Gerritsen

Carel Victor Gerritsen
Carel Victor Gerritsen
Member of the Second Chamber of the States General
In office 28 February 1893 – 21 September 1897
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Constituency	Leeuwarden
Member of the Provincial Council of North Holland
In office 3 July 1901 – 5 July 1905
Alderman in Amsterdam
In office 6 September 1899 – 2 September 1902
Personal details
Born	(1850-02-02)2 February 1850 Amersfoort, Netherlands
Died	5 July 1905(1905-07-05) (aged 55) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Radical League (1892–1901)
Other political affiliations	Free-thinking Democratic League (after 1901)
Spouse	Aletta Jacobs
Children	1

Carel Victor Gerritsen (2 February 1850 – 5 July 1905) was a Dutch politician known for his radical views. The husband of Aletta Jacobs, he was a proponent of open government, fair wages and birth control. He served as an alderman in Amsterdam and a representative in the States of North Holland. He helped found many radical organisations in the Netherlands including the Neo-Malthusian League, the Radical League and the Free-thinking Democratic League.