Gerrit Schimmelpenninck

Dutch businessman and politician (1794–1863)

His Excellency

Gerrit, Count Schimmelpenninck

Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office
25 March 1848 – 17 May 1848
Monarch| William II
Preceded by| Office established
Succeeded by| Jacob de Kempenaer
Personal details
Born|

Gerrit Schimmelpenninck

(1794-02-25)25 February 1794
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died| 4 October 1863(1863-10-04) (aged 69)
Arnhem, Netherlands
Occupation|

* Politician
* civil servant
* businessman

Gerrit, Count Schimmelpenninck (25 February 1794 – 4 October 1863) was a Dutch businessman and politician, whose views ranged from liberal[specify] to conservative.[1] He was the son of Grand Pensionary Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck and a member of the Dutch Reformed Church. He was also the first holder of the modern day post Prime Minister of the Netherlands, then known as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers.

After other functions, among which chief of the Nederlandsche Handelmaatschappij, he became head of secretary in Saint Petersburg and later in London.

The primary reason of William II to get him to the Netherlands and have him be appointed as Prime Minister of the Netherlands was to keep Thorbecke out of the Council of Ministers. In March 1848 he became Chairman of the Council of Ministers, holding the ministerial offices of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance. His proposal to design a Constitution following British model, which would imply that the Senate could not be dissolved by the King, was rejected by the other ministers. He tendered his resignation on 14 May 1848 and was succeeded by Jacob de Kempenaer.

Schimmelpenninck was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 1 December 1836.[1]

## Honours

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* Commander in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1849)
* Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown (1851)

## References

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1. ^ a b "G. (Gerrit) graaf Schimmelpenninck". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2024.

* Blok, P.J.; Molhuysen, P.C. (1918). "Schimmelpenninck, Gerrit graaf". Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek. Deel 4. A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij. pp. 1223–1225.1223-1225&rft.pub=A.W.+Sijthoff's+Uitgeversmaatschappij&rft.date=1918&rft.aulast=Blok&rft.aufirst=P.J.&rft.au=Molhuysen,+P.C.&rft_id=http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/molh003nieu04_01/molh003nieu04_01_1807.php&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Gerrit+Schimmelpenninck" class="Z3988">

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New title |  Chairman of the Council of Ministers
1848  | Succeeded by

Jacob de Kempenaer

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* De Kempenaer
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* Van Heemstra
* Thorbecke
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* Kok
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* Schimmelpenninck
* Van Bosse
* Ossewaarde
* Van Bosse
* Van Doorn
* Van Hall
* Vrolik
* Van Bosse
* Schimmelpenninck van Nijenhuis
* Van Bosse
* Blussé van Oud-Alblas
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* Zijlstra
* Witteveen
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* Duisenberg
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* Van Aardenne
* Van der Stee
* Ruding
* Kok
* Zalm
* Wijers
* Zalm
* Hoogervorst
* Zalm
* Bos
* De Jager
* Dijsselbloem
* Hoekstra
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* Reinhold
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* De Coninck
* Verstolk van Soelen
* H. van Zuylen van Nijevelt
* Huyssen van Kettendijke
* Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
* De la Sarraz
* Van Randwijck
* Schimmelpenninck
* Bentinck van Nijenhuis
* Lightenvelt
* Van Sonsbeeck
* Ja. van Zuylen van Nijevelt
* Van Hall
* Gevers van Endegeest
* Van Goltstein
* Van Hall
* Ju. van Zuylen van Nijevelt
* Van der Goes van Dirxland
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* Strens
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* Röell
* De Beaufort
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