Piet Aalberse Sr.

Piet Aalberse
His Excellency; Piet Aalberse
	Piet Aalberse in 1918
Member of the Council of State
	In office; 10 November 1937 – 1 April 1946
Vice President	Frans Beelaerts ; van Blokland
Speaker of the House of Representatives
	In office; 7 May 1936 – 9 November 1937
Preceded by	Charles Ruijs de ; Beerenbrouck
Succeeded by	Josef van Schaik
Leader of the Roman ; Catholic State Party
	In office; 31 May 1933 – 11 November 1937
Preceded by	Charles Ruijs de ; Beerenbrouck
Succeeded by	Laurentius Nicolaas ; Deckers
Parliamentary leader in the ; House of Representatives
	In office; 15 September 1931 – 7 May 1936
Preceded by	Willem Hubert Nolens
Succeeded by	Carel Goseling
Parliamentary group	Roman Catholic ; State Party
Minister of Labour, ; Commerce and Industry
	In office; 1 January 1923 – 4 August 1925
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de ; Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Charles Ruijs de ; Beerenbrouck ; as Minister of Agriculture, ; Commerce and Industry ; Himself ; as Minister of Labour
Succeeded by	Dionysius Koolen
Minister of Labour
	In office; 25 September 1918 – 1 January 1923
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de ; Beerenbrouck
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Himself ; as Minister of Labour, ; Commerce and Industry
Member of the House of Representatives
	In office; 15 September 1925 – 9 November 1937
	In office; 24 February 1903 – 21 June 1916
Parliamentary group	Roman Catholic ; State Party ; (1926–1937) ; General League of ; Roman Catholic ; Caucuse ; (1903–1926)
Personal details
Born	Petrus Josephus Mattheus Aalberse; 27 March 1871; Leiden, Netherlands
Died	5 July 1948 (aged 77); The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Catholic People's Party ; (from 1945)
Other political; affiliations	Roman Catholic ; State Party (1926–1945) ; General League of ; Roman Catholic ; Caucuse (until 1926)
Spouse(s)	Elisabeth Schmier (m. 1898; his death 1948)
Children	Piet Aalberse Jr. (1910–1989) ; and 7 daughters
Alma mater	Leiden University ; (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Lawyer · Prosecutor · Researcher · Academic administrator · Nonprofit director · Editor · Author · Professor

Petrus Josephus Mattheus "Piet" Aalberse Sr. (27 March 1871 – 5 July 1948) was a Dutch politician of the defunct General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses (ABRK) later the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 31 December 1934.[1]

Alberse applied at the Leiden University in June 1891 majoring in Law and obtaining an Bachelor of Laws degree in July 1893 and worked as a student researcher before graduating with an Master of Laws degree in July 1897. Alberse worked as a lawyer in Leiden from August 1897 until April 1901. Alberse also worked as editor of the newspapers De Tijd and the De Maasbode from November 1898 until 25 September 1918. Alberse served on the Municipal Council of Leiden from September 1899 until September 1918 and served as an Alderman in Leiden from September 1901 until February 1903. Alberse became a Member of the House of Representatives after the death of Herman Schaepman, serving from 24 February until 21 June 1916. Alberse worked as a professor of Administrative law and Labour law at the Delft Institute of Technology from 21 June 1916 until 25 September 1918. After the election of 1918 Alberse was appointed as the first Minister of Labour in the Cabinet Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I, taking office on 25 September 1918. After the election of 1922 Alberse continued as Minister of Labour in the Cabinet Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II, taking office on 18 September 1922. On 1 January 1923 the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry where combined to form the Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industry with Alberse continuing in the post as the newly renamed Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry. After the election of 1925 Alberse was not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II was replaced by the Cabinet Colijn I on 4 August 1925. Alberse subsequently returned as Member of the House of Representatives as a frontbencher, taking office on 15 September 1925. After the Leader of the Roman Catholic State Party and Parliamentary leader of the Roman Catholic State Party in the House of Representatives Willem Hubert Nolens announced his retirement from national politics Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck was nominated as his successor as Leader and Alberse was selected as Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives, taking office on 15 September 1931. After the Leader of the Roman Catholic State Party Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives he subsequently stepped down as Leader in favor of Alberse on 31 May 1933.

Biography

Early life

He was born in Leiden to confectioner Bartholomeus Hendricus Johannes Aalberse and Johanna Kerkvliet. He attended a catholic elementary school in Katwijk and studied Dutch Language and Jurisprudence at Leiden University. After graduating in 1897, Aalberse became a lawyer and attorney in Leiden.

Politics

Alderman and House of Representatives

Aalberse was elected into the municipal council of Leiden in 1899, and became alderman of Marital Status, Social Affairs and Public Hygiene of the city in 1901. He gave up both positions in 1903, when he was elected into the House of Representatives for the constituency of Almelo. In the House, he was mainly concerned with policy regarding labour, trade and industry. After losing his seat in 1916, Aalberse briefly taught at the Delft University of Technology.

Minister

In 1918, Aalberse became the Netherlands' first minister of Labour, a position renamed minister of Labour, Trade and Industry in 1922. As minister, Aalberse was responsible for the introduction of child benefits for public servants, the introduction of a subsidy programme to stimulate private construction of residences, and the fixing of eight-and-a-half-hour work days and 48-hour working weeks. His term ended in 1925. After serving as minister, Aalberse returned to the House of Representatives.

Speaker of the House and Council of State

In the House, he was leader of the Catholic group from 1931 to 1936, and served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1936 to 1937, when he lost his seat. Aalberse ended his political career as member of the Council of State, from 1937 to 1946.

Personal

On 21 July 1898, Aalberse married Elisabeth Johanna Maria Schmier, with whom he had seven daughters and one son. He was member of the "Raad der Vereniging" of De Nederlandsche Padvinders from 1936 till 1947.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	24 February 1911
	Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	31 August 1938	Elevated from Officer (31 August 1911)
Honorific Titles
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Minister of State	Netherlands	31 December 1934	Style of Excellency

References

"Aalberse, Petrus Josephus Mattheus (1871-1948)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

Schemmel, B. "Netherlands ministries, etc". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
Maassen, Joop. "Petrus Josephus Mattheus Aalberse". Biografisch Woordenboek van het Socialisme en de Arbeidersbeweging in Nederland (in Dutch). Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
Doel en werkwijze. De Nederlandse Padvinders.

External links

(in Dutch) Mr. P.J.M. (Piet) Aalberse Parlement & Politiek

House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Preceded by Herman Schaepman	Member for Almelo 1903–1916	Succeeded by Arnold Engels
Party political offices
Preceded by Willem Hubert Nolens	Parliamentary leader of the Roman Catholic State Party in the House of Representatives 1931–1936	Succeeded by Carel Goseling
Preceded by Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck	Leader of the Roman Catholic State Party 1933–1937	Succeeded by Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers
Political offices
Preceded by Office established	Minister of Labour 1918–1923	Succeeded by Himself as Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry
Preceded by Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck as Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry Himself as Minister of Labour	Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry 1923–1925	Succeeded by Dionysius Koolen
Preceded by Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck	Speaker of the House of Representatives 1936–1937	Succeeded by Josef van Schaik
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Unknown	Chairman of The Catholic Scouts 1938–1947	Succeeded by Unknown

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[1] "Aalberse, Petrus Josephus Mattheus (1871-1948)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

Second Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet (1922–1925)
Preceded: First Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet Succeed: First Colijn cabinet
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Interior) (1922–1923) (Interior and Agriculture) (from 1923)
Ministers	Herman van Karnebeek (Foreign Affairs) Dirk Jan de Geer (Finance) (1921–1923) Hendrikus Colijn (Finance) (from 1923) Theo Heemskerk (Justice) Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Agriculture, Commerce and Industry) (1922–1923) (Ad interim) Piet Aalberse (Labour, Commerce and Industry) (from 1923) Jannes van Dijk (War) Evert Pieter Westerveld (Navy) Piet Aalberse (Labour) (1922–1923) Johannes Theodoor de Visser (Education, Arts and Sciences) Gerard van Swaay (Water Management) Simon de Graaff (Colonial Affairs)

First Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet (1918–1922)
Preceded: Cort van der Linden cabinet Succeed: Second Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet
Prime Minister	Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Interior)
Ministers	Herman van Karnebeek (Foreign Affairs) Simon de Vries (Finance) (1918–1921) Dirk Jan de Geer (Finance) (from 1921) Theo Heemskerk (Justice) Hendrik van IJsselsteyn (Agriculture, Commerce and Industry) (1918–1922) Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Agriculture, Commerce and Industry) (from 1922) (Ad interim) George Alting von Geusau (War) (1918–1920) Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (War) (Ad interim) Willem Frederik Pop (War) (1920–1921) Jannes van Dijk (War) (from 1921) George Alting von Geusau (Navy) (1918) (Ad interim) Willem Naudin ten Cate (Navy) (1918–1919) Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Navy) (Ad interim) Hendrik Bijleveld (Navy) (1919–1920) Hendrik van IJsselsteyn (Navy) (Ad interim) Willem Frederik Pop (Navy) (1920–1921) Jannes van Dijk (Navy) (from 1921) Piet Aalberse (Labour) Johannes Theodoor de Visser (Education, Arts and Sciences) Adrianus König (Water Management) Alexander Idenburg (Colonial Affairs) (1918–1919) Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Colonial Affairs) (Ad interim) Simon de Graaff (Colonial Affairs) (from 1919)