Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck

His Excellency
*Jonkheer*
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
His Excellency ; Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
	Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
	In office; 10 August 1929 – 26 May 1933
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Dirk Jan de Geer
Succeeded by	Hendrikus Colijn
	In office; 9 September 1918 – 4 August 1925
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Pieter Cort van der Linden
Succeeded by	Hendrikus Colijn
Speaker of the House of Representatives
	In office; 31 May 1933 – 17 April 1936
Preceded by	Josef van Schaik
Succeeded by	Piet Aalberse
	In office; 17 September 1925 – 10 August 1929
Preceded by	Dionysius Koolen
Succeeded by	Josef van Schaik
Chairman of the Roman Catholic State Party
	In office; 4 August 1925 – 10 August 1929
Leader	Willem Hubert Nolens
Preceded by	Antonius van Wijnbergen
Succeeded by	Carel Goseling
Queen's Commissioner of Limburg
	In office; 7 May 1918 – 9 September 1918
Monarch	Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Gustave Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Succeeded by	Eduard van Hövell tot Westerflier
Prime Minister
Ministerial portfolios
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 20 April 1933 – 26 May 1933 ; Ad interim
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Frans Beelaerts van Blokland
Succeeded by	Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
Minister of Agriculture, ; Commerce and Industry
	In office; 13 September 1922 – 1 January 1923 ; Ad interim
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de ; Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Hendrik van IJsselsteyn
Succeeded by	Piet Aalberse ; as Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry
Minister of the Interior and Agriculture
	In office; 10 August 1929 – 1 May 1932
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Jan Kan
Succeeded by	Himself ; as Minister of the Interior
	In office; 1 January 1923 – 4 August 1925
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Himself ; as Minister of the Interior
Succeeded by	Dirk Jan de Geer
Minister of War
	In office; 5 January 1920 – 31 March 1920 ; Ad interim
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	George Alting von Geusau
Succeeded by	Willem Frederik Pop
Minister of Colonial Affairs
	In office; 13 August 1919 – 13 November 1919 ; Ad interim
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Alexander Idenburg
Succeeded by	Simon de Graaff
Minister of the Navy
	In office; 19 February 1919 – 19 April 1919 ; Ad interim
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Willem Naudin ten Cate
Succeeded by	Hendrik Bijleveld
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 1 May 1932 – 26 May 1933
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Himself ; as Minister of the Interior and Agriculture
Succeeded by	Jacob Adriaan de Wilde
	In office; 9 September 1918 – 1 January 1923
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Pieter Cort van der Linden
Succeeded by	Himself ; as Minister of the Interior and Agriculture
Constituency
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 9 May 1933 – 17 April 1936
	In office; 15 September 1925 – 10 August 1929
	In office; 25 July 1922 – 18 September 1922
	In office; 7 December 1909 – 16 May 1918
Constituency	Gulpen
	In office; 19 September 1905 – 21 September 1909
Constituency	Gulpen
Personal details
Born	Charles Joseph Marie Ruijs de Beerenbrouck; 1 December 1873; Roermond, Netherlands
Died	17 April 1936 (aged 62); Utrecht, Netherlands
Political party	Roman Catholic State Party (from 1926)
Other political; affiliations	General League (until 1926)
Spouse	Maria van der Heyden (m. 1902)
Children	3
Parent	Gustave Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1842–1926) (father);
Relatives	Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst (son in law)
Alma mater	Utrecht University (LLB); Leiden University (LLM)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor
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Charles Joseph Marie Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1 December 1873 – 17 April 1936) was a Dutch politician of the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP). He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 9 September 1918 until 4 August 1925 and from 10 August 1929 until 26 May 1933.