Tony Lovink
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.
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| High Commissioner of the Crown in the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 2 June 1949 – 27 December 1949 | |
| Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
| Preceded by | Louis Beel |
| Succeeded by | Soekarno (as President) Office abolished |
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| Born | 12 July 1902 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 27 March 1995 (aged 92) Ottawa, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Clara Roeline Nagel |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg University |
| Profession | Diplomat, aeronautic |
References
- (in Dutch) A.H.J. (Tony) Lovink, Parlemenet & Politiek. Retrieved on 20 January 2015.
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