Jan Donner

Jan Donner (3 February 1891 – 2 February 1981) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 16 December 1971.

Preceded byJohannes van Loon

Succeeded byPieter Hendrik Smits

Prime MinisterDirk Jan de Geer
(1926–1929)
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
(1929–1933)

Preceded byJan Schokking

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His Excellency Jan Donner
Donner in 1926
President of the Supreme Court
In office 1 February 1947 – 1 March 1961
Preceded by	Johannes van Loon
Succeeded by	Pieter Hendrik Smits
Judge of the Supreme Court
In office 5 May 1945 – 1 February 1947
Minister of Justice
In office 8 March 1926 – 26 May 1933
Prime Minister	Dirk Jan de Geer (1926–1929) Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1929–1933)
Preceded by	Jan Schokking
Succeeded by	Josef van Schaik
Personal details
Born	Jan Donner (1891-02-03)3 February 1891 Assen, Netherlands
Died	2 February 1981(1981-02-02) (aged 89) The Hague, Netherlands
Party	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Spouse	Golida van den Burg ​ ​ (m. 1916; died 1965)​
Children	André Donner (1918–1992) Jan Hein Donner (1927–1988) 1 other son and 3 daughters
Relatives	Piet Hein Donner (grandson)
Alma mater	Utrecht University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Judge · Researcher · Author · Professor

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Donner was Minister of Justice from 1926 to 1933, President of the Dutch Supreme Court from 1946 to 1961, and was named Minister of State in 1971 for his services to the State.^[1]

In 1941 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[2]

He was the father of the chess player Jan Hein Donner and the jurist André Donner, and the grandfather of the former minister Piet Hein Donner.