Jacob Algera

His Excellency Jacob Algera
250px Jacob Algera in 1958
Member of the Council of State
In office 1 November 1958 – 8 December 1966
Vice President	Bram Rutgers (1958–1959) Louis Beel (1959–1966)
Minister of Transport and Water Management
In office 2 September 1952 – 10 October 1958
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Hendrik Wemmers
Succeeded by	Herman Witte (Ad interim)
Mayor of Leeuwarden
In office 5 May 1945 – 16 March 1946 Ad interim
Preceded by	Wilhelm Schönhard
Succeeded by	Adriaan van der Meulen
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 3 July 1956 – 3 October 1956
In office 21 September 1937 – 2 September 1952
Personal details
Born	Jacob Algera (1902-03-20)20 March 1902 Wirdum, Netherlands
Died	The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s)	Froukje Lieuwes Wijnia (m. 1928; his death 1966)
Children	Tjitske Algera (1935–2006)
Alma mater	University of Groningen (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Academic administrator

Jacob Algera (20 March 1902 – 8 December 1966) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	22 December 1958

External links

Official

• (Dutch) Mr. J. (Jacob) Algera Parlement & Politiek

Political offices
Preceded by Wilhelm Schönhard	Mayor of Leeuwarden Ad interim 1945–1946	Succeeded by Adriaan van der Meulen
Preceded by Hendrik Wemmers	Minister of Transport and Water Management 1952–1958	Succeeded by Herman Witte Ad interim
Academic offices
Preceded by Unknown	President of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 1960–1965	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Unknown	President of the University of Groningen 1965–1966	Succeeded by Unknown