Abraham Arnold Lodewijk "Bram" Rutgers was a Dutch botanist and politician who served as Governor-General of Suriname from 1928 until 1933, the Council of State from 1936 until 1959, and served as its Vice-President from 1956 onwards.
14 Facts About Bram Rutgers
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Bram Rutgers was a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party.
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Bram Rutgers wanted to study mathematics and physics, however his family belonged to the Christian Reformed Church which implied that he had to go to the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam which did not teach physics, therefore, he enlisted at the secular University of Amsterdam.
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On 20 January 1928, Bram Rutgers was appointed Governor-General of Suriname, however he did not accept the nomination until 30 May The Great Depression caused an economic crisis in Suriname, and attempts to stimulate agriculture failed.
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Bram Rutgers was notified of his arrival, and ordered a constant watch.
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De Kom decided to go to Bram Rutgers to complain, and was arrested on route.
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In March 1933, Bram Rutgers decided to run for the House of Representatives in the Netherlands.
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On 6 July 1933, Algemeen Handelsblad complimented Bram Rutgers on lowering the deficit in Suriname despite an economic depression and less income.
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Bram Rutgers was appointed to the Council of State, the advisory council of the government.
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In January 1941, Bram Rutgers was interned at Kamp Schoorl, a political prisoner and transit camp.
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Bram Rutgers was temporarily transferred to Buchenwald concentration camp when the German authority received word that German internees in Marienburg, Suriname were not well treated.
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Between 7 May 1945 and 15 September 1945, Bram Rutgers was acting Queen's commissioner for the province of South Holland.
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Between 1950 and 1953, Bram Rutgers was a member of the Van Schaik Commission which was tasked to make a general review of the Constitution of the Netherlands.
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Bram Rutgers died on 26 September 1966 in Wassenaar, at the age of 82.