Cornelis Theodorus Elout

Cornelis Theodorus Elout
Cornelis Theodoor Elout by Andries van den Berg
Commissioner-General of the Dutch East Indies Serving with Godert van der Capellen, Arnold Adriaan Buyskes
In office 19 August 1816 – 16 January 1819
Preceded by	Newly created
Succeeded by	Abolished
Minister of Finance[1]
In office 1 May 1821 – 30 March 1824
Minister of Industry and Colonies[1]
In office 30 March 1824 – 5 April 1825
Minister of the Navy and Colonies[1]
In office 5 April 1825 – 1 October 1829
Personal details
Born	Cornelis Theodorus Elout (1767-03-23)23 March 1767 Haarlem, Netherlands
Died	3 May 1841(1841-05-03) (aged 74) The Hague Netherlands
Spouse	Henriette Josina van Eijbergen ​ ​ (m. 1794)​
Children	Pieter Jacob Elout van Soeterwoude Suzanna Sara Elout Jacoba Petronella de Bruijn Prince
Parents	Cornelis Pieter Elout (father) Sara Salomé van Orsoy (mother)
Residence	Voorlinden
Education	doctor juris
Alma mater	Leiden university
Profession	attorney
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion

Cornelis Theodorus Elout (Haarlem, 22 March 1767 – The Hague, 3 May 1841) was a Dutch statesman. As Commissioner of the Dutch East Indies he instituted the landrente tax system in the Dutch East Indies in 1816, and in 1819 promulgated the new Regeringsreglement for that colony together with his colleagues Godert van der Capellen and Arnold Adriaan Buyskes, while also reforming the coinage. After his return to the Netherlands he served as Minister of Finance, Industry, Colonies, and the Navy. He was instrumental in founding the Nederlandsche Handelsmaatschappij. He opposed the introduction of the Cultuurstelsel in the East Indies, but was overruled, and resigned in protest.