Joan Röell
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Joan Röell
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| In office May 9, 1894 – July 27, 1897 |
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| Monarch | Regent Emma |
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| Preceded by | Gijsbert van Tienhoven |
| Succeeded by | Nicolaas Pierson |
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| Born | 21 July 1844 Haarlem, The Netherlands |
| Died | 13 July 1914 (aged 69) The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Birth name | Joan Röell |
| Political party | Conservative Liberal |
| Spouse | Eritia Erna Romelia de Beaufort |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Reformed Protestant |
Jonkheer Joan Röell (Haarlem, Netherlands, 21 July 1844 – The Hague, 13 July 1914) was a Dutch nobleman, lawyer, politician and statesman.[1] 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.
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[edit] 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).[2]
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.[3]
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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 House of Representatives for the district of Utrecht. When Röell was not re-elected in 1886, he became a member of the Senate.
In 1894 Röell was asked to form a cabinet, in which he became Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1897, after finishing his term he stood for election to the House of Representatives again, and was not elected. From 1898 to 1901 he was a member of the Senate, returned to the House of Representatives in 1901 and was President of the House of Representatives from 1905 to 1909.
After another stint in the Senate, Röell was appointed vice-president of the Raad van State (Council of State). Röell died in 1914 in The Hague, nine days before his 70th birthday, and was buried in the family vault in Leusden three days later.
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- "Jhr.Mr. J. Röell", Dutch Parliament and Politics Website, http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/01118, retrieved on 2008-04-25
- "Röell". Nederland's Adelsboek (Den Haag: Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie) 91: 363–454. 2004-2005. ISSN 0921-9021.
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