Hendrikus Colijn

His Excellency Hendrikus Colijn
Colijn in 1925
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office 26 May 1933 – 10 August 1939
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Succeeded by	Dirk Jan de Geer
In office 4 August 1925 – 8 March 1926
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Succeeded by	Dirk Jan de Geer
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 24 June 1937 – 1 October 1937 Ad interim
Prime Minister	himself
Preceded by	Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
Succeeded by	Jacob Adriaan Nicolaas Patijn
Minister of Defence
In office 2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937
Prime Minister	himself
Preceded by	Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers
Succeeded by	Jannes van Dijk
Minister of Water Management
In office 13 January 1935 – 15 March 1935 Ad interim
Prime Minister	himself
Preceded by	Jacob Kalff
Succeeded by	Otto van Lidth de Jeude
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office 25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939
Prime Minister	himself
Preceded by	Max Steenberghe
Succeeded by	Max Steenberghe
In office 17 April 1934 – 25 June 1934 Ad interim
Prime Minister	himself
Preceded by	Timotheus Verschuur
Succeeded by	Max Steenberghe
Minister of Colonial Affairs
In office 26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937
Prime Minister	himself
Preceded by	Simon de Graaff
Succeeded by	Charles Welter
In office 4 August 1925 – 1 October 1925 Ad interim
Prime Minister	himself
Preceded by	Simon de Graaff
Succeeded by	Charles Welter
Minister of Finance
In office 19 May 1939 – 25 July 1939 Ad interim
Prime Minister	himself
Preceded by	Jacob Adriaan de Wilde
Succeeded by	Christiaan Bodenhausen
In office 11 August 1923 – 8 March 1926
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1923–1925) Hendrikus Colijn (1925–1926)
Preceded by	Dirk Jan de Geer
Succeeded by	Dirk Jan de Geer
Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party
In office 31 March 1920 – 18 September 1944
Preceded by	Abraham Kuyper
Succeeded by	Jan Schouten
Chairman of the Anti-Revolutionary Party
In office 6 September 1939 – 18 September 1944
Leader	himself
Preceded by	Jan Schouten
Succeeded by	Jan Schouten (1945)
In office 31 March 1920 – 26 May 1933
Leader	himself
Preceded by	Abraham Kuyper
Succeeded by	Jan Schouten
Minister of the Navy
In office 14 May 1912 – 29 August 1913
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk
Preceded by	Jan Wentholt
Succeeded by	Jean Jacques Rambonnet
Minister of War
In office 4 January 1911 – 29 August 1913
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk
Preceded by	Wouter Cool
Succeeded by	Nicolaas Bosboom
Parliament Parliamentary leader in the Senate In office 23 September 1926 – 17 September 1929 Preceded by Anne Anema Succeeded by Anne Anema Parliamentary group Anti-Revolutionary Party Member of the Senate In office 31 October 1939 – 18 September 1944 In office 23 September 1926 – 21 August 1929 In office 15 September 1914 – 10 November 1920 Parliamentary group Anti-Revolutionary Party Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives In office 17 September 1929 – 23 May 1933 Preceded by Theo Heemskerk Succeeded by Jan Schouten In office 11 July 1922 – 11 August 1923 Preceded by Victor Henri Rutgers Succeeded by Victor Henri Rutgers Parliamentary group Anti-Revolutionary Party Member of the House of Representatives In office 8 June 1937 – 25 June 1937 In office 17 September 1929 – 26 May 1933 In office 25 July 1922 – 15 August 1923 In office 9 November 1909 – 4 January 1911 Parliamentary group Anti-Revolutionary Party
Personal details
Born	(1869-06-22)22 June 1869 Burgerveen, Netherlands
Died	18 September 1944(1944-09-18) (aged 75) Ilmenau, Germany
Cause of death	Heart failure
Political party	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Spouse	Helena Groenenberg ​ (m. 1893)​
Relations	Arie Colijn (brother)
Children	3, including Anton Colijn
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Military officer · Teacher · Editor-in-chief · Businessman · Corporate director
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
Years of service	1886–1909
Rank	Major

Hendrikus "Hendrik" Colijn (22 June 1869 – 18 September 1944) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP; now defunct and merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal or CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 4 August 1925 until 8 March 1926, and from 26 May 1933 until 10 August 1939.