Dolf Joekes

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Dolf Joekes
Dolf Joekes in 1946
Member of the Council of State
In office 1 November 1952 – 1 June 1960
Vice President	See list Frans Beelaerts van Blokland (1952–1956) Bram Rutgers (1956–1959) Louis Beel (1959–1960)
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
In office 15 September 1951 – 2 September 1952
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Himself as Minister of Social Affairs
Succeeded by	Ko Suurhoff
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 7 August 1948 – 15 September 1951
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Preceded by	Willem Drees
Succeeded by	Himself as Minister of Social Affairs and Health
Chairman of the Free-thinking Democratic League
In office 9 May 1941 – 13 April 1943
Preceded by	Marcus Slingenberg
Succeeded by	Jan Schilthuis
Parliamentary leader of the Free-thinking Democratic League in the House of Representatives
In office 15 October 1938 – 9 February 1946
Preceded by	Pieter Oud
Succeeded by	Office discontinued
In office 1 June 1933 – 20 September 1937
Preceded by	Henri Marchant
Succeeded by	Pieter Oud
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 July 1952 – 1 November 1952
In office 15 September 1925 – 7 August 1948
Personal details
Born	Adolf Marcus Joekes (1885-05-05)5 May 1885 Buo, Tanah Datar, Dutch East Indies
Died	1 April 1962(1962-04-01) (aged 76) The Hague, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (from 1946)
Other political affiliations	Free-thinking Democratic League (until 1946)
Spouse	Elsje van Wulfften Palthe ​ ​ (m. 1911)​
Children	Dolf Joekes Jr. (1912) Willemine Joekes (1913) Willem Joekes (1916) Theo Joekes (1923–1999)
Alma mater	Leiden University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician · Diplomat · Civil servant · Jurist · Businessman · Corporate director · Salesman · Editor · Author

Adolf Marcus "Dolf" Joekes (5 May 1884 – 1 April 1962) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) and later co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) and businessman.