- Joan Röell
Infobox Prime Minister
name = Jhr. Joan Röell
caption =
order =Prime Minister of the Netherlands
term_start = 9 May 1894
term_end = 27 July 1897
deputy =
predecessor =Gijsbert van Tienhoven
successor =Nicolaas Pierson
birth_date =birth date|1844|7|21|df=y
birth_place =Haarlem ,Netherlands
death_date = death date and age|1914|7|13|1844|7|21|df=y
death_place =The Hague ,Netherlands
spouse = Eritia Erna Romelia de Beaufort
constituency = Utrecht (1877-1886; 1888-1894)Utrecht II (1901-1909)
party = Conservative Liberal
religion = Dutch reformed
languagesspoken =
Jonkheer Joan Röell (Haarlem ,Netherlands , 21 July 1844 –The Hague , 13 July 1914) was a Dutch lawyer, politician and statesman.cite journal | title = Röell | pages = 413-415] He was a member of a prominent Dutch noble family which produced many public administrators and politicians.From 1894 to 1897 Röell headed the Dutch government as Prime Minister (formally: "chairman of the Council of Ministers") and minister of Foreign Affairs.
Family
Röell was a son of Herman Hendrik, Baron Röell, C.N.L., G.E.K. (1806-1883), member (1842) and registrar (1843-1858) of the Provincial States of North Holland, King's commissioner of the Province of Utrecht (1858-1860) and of the Province of North Holland (1860-1879), curator of the
University of Utrecht (1859-1883), and Elisabeth van de Poll (1808-1862).cite journal | title = Röell | pages = 412-413]Röell married Utrecht 10 September 1868 with
Jonkvrouw Eritia Ena Romelia de Beaufort (Utrecht 26 February 1843 –The Hague 20 February 1910). The couple had no children.cite journal | title = Röell | pages = 415]Career
As a former registrar of the Provincial States of South Holland, Röell was familiar with the intricacies of local and regional government and water management. In 1877, he was elected to the
Tweede Kamer for the district of Utrecht. When Röell was not re-elected in 1886, he became a member of theEerste Kamer (Senate ) of the Dutch parliament.In 1894 Röell was asked to form a cabinet, in which he became
Prime Minister and minister ofForeign Affairs . In 1897, after finishing his term he stood for election to the Tweede Kamer again, and was not elected. From 1898 to 1901 he was a member of the Eerste Kamer, returned to the Tweede Kamer in 1901 and was chairman of the Tweede Kamer from 1905 to 1909.After another stinch in the Eerste Kamer Röell was appointed vice-president of the
Raad van State (Council of State). Röell died in 1914 inThe Hague , nine days before his 70th birthday, and was buried in the family vault inLeusden three days later.Notes
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