Tony Lovink
Appearance
Tony Lovink | |
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High Commissioner of the Crown in the Dutch East Indies | |
In office 18 May — 27 December 1949 | |
Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
Preceded by | Louis Beel |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | The Hague, Netherlands | 12 July 1902
Died | 27 March 1995 Ottawa, Canada | (aged 92)
Spouse | Clara Roeline Nagel |
Alma mater | Heidelberg University |
Profession | Diplomat, aeronautic |
Antonius Hermanus Johannes Lovink (12 July 1902 – 27 March 1995) was a Dutch diplomat who served as the last High Commissioner of the Crown in the Dutch East Indies in 1949, the year the Dutch East Indies declared independence from the Netherlands, and renamed itself Indonesia.[1] He later served as Dutch Ambassador to Australia and Canada, the latter which he lived in after he resigned in 1967.
References
- ^ Template:Nl icon A.H.J. (Tony) Lovink, Parlemenet & Politiek. Retrieved on 20 January 2015.