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Theo Heemskerk
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office February 12, 1908 – August 29, 1913
Monarch	Queen Wilhelmina
Preceded by	Theodoor de Meester
Succeeded by	Pieter Cort van der Linden
Born	20 July 1852(1852-07-20) Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Died	12 June 1932 (aged 79) Utrecht, The Netherlands
Birth name	Theodorus Heemskerk
Political party	ARP
Occupation	Lawyer
Religion	Reformed Protestant

Theodorus "Theo" Heemskerk (Amsterdam, 20 July 1852- Utrecht, 12 June 1932), son of Jan Heemskerk, was a Dutch politician of the party ARP. From 1908 to 1913 Heemskerk was minister of the Interior and president of the Council of Ministers (a post later dubbed Prime Minister). Heemskerk is particularly known as the founder of the Dutch poverty and vaccination laws.

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