Cornelis Lely
Cornelis Lely | |
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Cornelis Lely in 1913 | |
| Minister of Water Management | |
| In office 29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 | |
| Prime Minister | Pieter Cort van der Linden |
| Preceded by | Louis Regout |
| Succeeded by | Adrianus König |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 21 September 1910 – 29 August 1913 | |
| Governor–General of Suriname | |
| In office 4 October 1902 – 12 September 1905 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelmina |
| Preceded by | Warmolt Tonckens |
| Succeeded by | David Havelaar (ad interim) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 17 September 1918 – 24 June 1922 | |
| In office 23 December 1905 – 21 September 1909 | |
| In office 21 September 1897 – 16 August 1902 | |
| In office 16 May 1894 – 27 July 1897 | |
| Constituency | Lochem (1894–1901) Amsterdam IX (1901–1902) Amsterdam II (1905–1909) |
| Minister of Water Management, Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | |
| Prime Minister | Nicolaas Pierson |
| Preceded by | Philippe van der Sleijden |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Christiaan de Marez Oyens |
| In office 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | |
| Prime Minister | Gijsbert van Tienhoven |
| Preceded by | Jacob Havelaar |
| Succeeded by | Philippe van der Sleijden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelis Lely 23 September 1854 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 22 January 1929 (aged 74) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Party | Liberal State Party (from 1921) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Union (until 1921) |
| Spouse |
Gerarda van Rinsum
(m. 1881; died 1914) |
| Children | 3 sons and 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic School (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Civil engineer · Architect · Researcher · Author |
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Cornelis Lely (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈleːli]; 23 September 1854 – 22 January 1929) was a Dutch politician of the Liberal Union and civil engineer who was Minister of Water Management and Governor of Suriname. The designer of Afsluitdijk, the largest dam and causeway at its time of construction, in 1932, he oversaw the Zuiderzee Works as Minister, turning the Zuiderzee into a lake and making possible the conversion of a vast area of former seabed into dry land. His plan deeply transposed and influenced the current geography of the Netherlands. Lelystad, the capital of the province of Flevoland, is named after him.