Josef van Schaik

Who was Josef van Schaik?

Josephus Robertus Hendricus van Schaik was a Dutch politician. He was president of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands during two separate periods, September 18, 1929 - May 12, 1933 and November 11, 1937 - August 7, 1948, having become a member of the house in 1917. During this second period the Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany between 1940-1945. He was Minister of Justice from 1933-1935, Minister of Transport and Water Management in 1948, deputy Prime Minister and Minister of internal affairs from 1948-1951. Afterwards he was a member of the Council of State of the Netherlands until 1957.