Gerrit de Vries (politician)

In this Dutch name, the surname is De Vries, not Vries.

For other uses, see De Vries.

His Excellency Gerrit de Vries
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office 4 June 1872 – 27 August 1874
Monarch	William III
Preceded by	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
Succeeded by	Jan Heemskerk
Personal details
Born	Gerrit Abrahamszoon de Vries (1818-02-22)22 February 1818 Haarlem, Netherlands
Died	4 March 1900(1900-03-04) (aged 82) The Hague, Netherlands
Spouse	Maria Reuvens
Children	4

Gerrit Abrahamszoon de Vries (22 February 1818 – 4 March 1900) was a Dutch jurist and politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 4 June 1872 to 27 August 1874. He took office after his predecessor died (Thorbecke).

References

• Biography in Elsevier, 21 April 2009 (in Dutch).