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Jan van Tilburg


Governor-General of Suriname
In office 11 February 1956 – 18 March 1962
Preceded by	Jan Klaasesz
Succeeded by	Archibald Currie
Member of the Senate
In office 18 September 1951 – 28 December 1955

Personal details
Born	(1900-06-16)16 June 1900 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	21 October 1977(1977-10-21) (aged 77) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party

Jan van Tilburg (16 June 1900 – 21 October 1977) was a Dutch politician for the Labour Party, who was a member of the Senate between 1951 and 1955, and who was Governor of Suriname between 1956 and 1962.^[1] During his tenure as government, the Brokopondo Reservoir was created in order to create electricity for the Suralco bauxite plant.^[2]

References

^ "J. (Jan) van Tilburg". Dutch Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
^ "Brokopondo Overeenkomst 55 jaar". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 June 2020.

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