Jacob de Kempenaer | |
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| Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 21 November 1848 – 1 November 1849 | |
| Monarchs | William II William III |
| Preceded by | Gerrit Schimmelpenninck |
| Succeeded by | Johan Rudolph Thorbecke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacobus Mattheüs de Kempenaer (1793-07-06)6 July 1793 Amsterdam,Netherlands |
| Died | 12 February 1870(1870-02-12) (aged 76) Arnhem,Netherlands |
| Spouse | Arnoldina Jacoba Gerlings |
| Children | 6 |
Jacobus Mattheüs de Kempenaer (6 July 1793 – 12 February 1870) was a Dutch politician and lawyer who served asChairman of the Council of Ministers from November 1848 to November 1849. He served as a member of theHouse of Representatives, chairman of the board of Commerce for Arnhem, a member of the city board, and a member of the Provincial States ofGelderland.
Initially in the House of Representatives, de Kempenaer was considered a liberal. In 1844, he was among nine men to propose amending theConstitution of the Netherlands. De Kempenaer was appointed to the Constitution Commission headed byJohan Rudolph Thorbecke in 1848, and asMinister of the Interior. He soon becamede facto Prime Minister, playing an important role in the revision of the national Constitution. He resigned his offices in 1849 and subsequently became a conservative, opposing Thorbecke.
De Kempenaer was married inHaarlem on 19 August 1818 to Arnoldina Jacoba Gerlings (1796–1871). They had three sons and three daughters.
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| Preceded by | Member forTiel 1853–1860 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Minister of the Interior 1848–1849 | Succeeded by |
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