Otto van Lidth de Jeude

His Excellency
*Jonkheer*
Otto van Lidth de Jeude
His Excellency ; Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude
	Otto van Lidth de Jeude in 1942
Minister of War
	In office; 15 September 1942 – 23 February 1945
Prime Minister	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Preceded by	Hendrik van Boeijen
Succeeded by	Jim de Booy (Ad interim)
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 8 June 1937 – 25 July 1939
Parliamentary group	Liberal State Party
Minister of Water Management
	In office; 25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939
Prime Minister	Hendrikus Colijn
Preceded by	Johan van Buuren
Succeeded by	Willem Albarda
	In office; 15 March 1935 – 24 June 1937
Prime Minister	Hendrikus Colijn
Preceded by	Hendrikus Colijn (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Johan van Buuren
Personal details
Born	Otto Cornelis Adriaan van Lidth de Jeude; 7 July 1881; Tiel, Netherlands
Died	1 February 1952 (aged 70); The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Other political; affiliations	Freedom Party (1946–1948); Liberal State Party (until 1946)
Spouse	Dina van Rossem (m. 1908)
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Alma mater	Institute of Technology (BEng, MEng)
Occupation	politician; civil servant; civil engineer; businessman;

Jonkheer Otto Cornelis Adriaan van Lidth de Jeude (7 July 1881 – 1 February 1952) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP) now merged into the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).^[1]

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	30 April 1949
Awards
Ribbon bar	Awards	Organization	Date	Comment
	Nansen Refugee Award	United Nations	1956	Posthumously
	Wateler Peace Prize	Carnegie Foundation	1956	Posthumously

Political offices
Preceded by Hendrikus Colijn Ad interim	Minister of Water Management 1935–1937 1939	Succeeded by Johan van Buuren
Preceded by Johan van Buuren	Minister of Water Management 1935–1937 1939	Succeeded by Willem Albarda
Preceded by Hendrik van Boeijen	Minister of War 1942–1945	Succeeded by Jim de Booy Ad interim

His Excellency Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude
Otto van Lidth de Jeude in 1942

Minister of War
In office 15 September 1942 – 23 February 1945
Prime Minister	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Preceded by	Hendrik van Boeijen
Succeeded by	Jim de Booy (Ad interim)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 8 June 1937 – 25 July 1939
Parliamentary group	Liberal State Party
Minister of Water Management
In office 25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939
Prime Minister	Hendrikus Colijn
Preceded by	Johan van Buuren
Succeeded by	Willem Albarda
In office 15 March 1935 – 24 June 1937
Prime Minister	Hendrikus Colijn
Preceded by	Hendrikus Colijn (Ad interim)
Succeeded by	Johan van Buuren

Personal details
Born	Otto Cornelis Adriaan van Lidth de Jeude (1881-07-07)7 July 1881 Tiel, Netherlands
Died	1 February 1952(1952-02-01) (aged 70) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Other political affiliations	Freedom Party (1946–1948) Liberal State Party (until 1946)
Spouse	Dina van Rossem (m. 1908)
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Alma mater	Institute of Technology (BEng, MEng)
Occupation	politician civil servant civil engineer businessman