Pieter Wilhelm Adrianus Cort van der Linden (14 May 1846 – 15 July 1935) was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 1913 to September 1918.
Biography
He was the last prime minister to lead a liberal cabinet and the last liberal to be Prime Minister until Mark Rutte in 2010 (92 years later). One of Cort van der Linden's major achievements was maintaining Dutch neutrality during World War I although personally, he was pro-German.
He also introduced universal suffrage in the Netherlands in what is now known as the Pacification of 1917. That made the Social Democratic Workers' Party and the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses win the 1918 elections. The Catholic Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck took Cort van der Linden's place as Prime Minister.
References
Literature
- Minderaa, J.T. (1979), "Linden, Pieter Wilhelm Adrianus Cort van der (1846-1935)", Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland, vol. 1, retrieved 13 March 2008
External links
- Paul Moeyes: Cort van der Linden, Pieter Wilhelm Adriaan, in: 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War.
Decorations
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 1 August 1901 | |
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 28 January 1915 | |
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| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Minister of State | Netherlands | 28 January 1915 | Style of Excellency |
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