James Marnix de Booy (born de Booij; 24 July 1885,
Kralingen
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Kralingen was a separate municipality until 1895 ...
– 1 March 1969,
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
) was a Dutch
politician
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and member of the
Dutch resistance.
De Booy was a liberal entrepreneur and government minister. During his naval career he was commander of several submarines. After his naval career, he worked in business and followed an international career with the
Batavian Petroleum Company. On 14 May 1940 he escaped to England (an
Engelandvaarder
''Engelandvaarder'', (literally translated as "England sailer") was the term given during the Second World War to men and women who attempted to escape from the Netherlands across over 100 miles of the North Sea to reach England and freedom. O ...
) and in London, he was a member of the advisory board and extraordinary of shipping and commerce committee and appointed in 1944 as Minister of Marine and Fisheries. In the post-war
cabinet of Schermerhorn-Drees, he was also the Navy minister. He then became the first Dutch ambassador in
Bonn
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. For his war-time political activities in exile he was awarded the
Medal of Freedom
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.
He was member of the "Raad der Vereniging" of
De Nederlandsche Padvinders.
See also
*
List of Dutch politicians
A list of most notable Dutch politicians, party affiliation given.
A
*Willem Aantjes - ARP / CDA
* Gijs van Aardenne - VVD
*Jan van Aartsen - VVD
*Jozias van Aartsen - VVD
*Ahmed Aboutaleb - PvdA
*Karin Adelmund - PvdA
*Fleur Agema - LPF ...
References
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1885 births
1969 deaths
Ministers of War of the Netherlands
Ministers of the Navy of the Netherlands
Ministers of Agriculture of the Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Navy submarine commanders
Royal Netherlands Navy officers
Dutch resistance members
Engelandvaarders
Independent politicians in the Netherlands
Recipients of the Medal of Freedom
Military personnel from Rotterdam
Diplomats from Rotterdam
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