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Jan Klaasesz
Jan Klaasesz in 1955
Queen's Commissioner ofSouth Holland
In office 16 January 1956 – 1 March 1972
Preceded by	Lodewijk Albert Kesper [nl]
Succeeded by	Maarten Vrolijk
Governor-General of Suriname
In office 2 December 1949 – 11 February 1956
Preceded by	Willem Huender
Succeeded by	Jan van Tilburg
Personal details
Born	(1907-02-05)5 February 1907 IJlst,Netherlands
Died	29 November 1997(1997-11-29) (aged 90) Voorschoten,Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party

Jan Klaasesz (5 February 1907 – 29 November 1997) was a Dutch politician for theLabour Party, who wasGovernor of Suriname between 1949 and 1956, and who wasQueen's Commissioner ofSouth Holland between 1956 and 1972.

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