Otto van Lidth de Jeude

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]

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
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1948)
Other political affiliations	Freedom Party (1946–1948) Liberal State Party (until 1946)
Spouse(s)	Dina van Rossem ​ ​ (m. 1908; his death 1952)​
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Alma mater	Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Civil engineer · Corporate director · Nonprofit director