Background
Lynden van Sandenburg was born in Utrecht in 1826.
Diplomat politician prime minister
Lynden van Sandenburg was born in Utrecht in 1826.
Utrecht University.
Lynden van Sandenburg served as Prime Minister (leading minister) of the Netherlands between 1879 and 1883. He trained as a lawyer before entering politics. In 1866 he served in the Dutch House of Representatives.
Later, he went on to take the position of Minister of Justice between 1874 and 1877 in the Heemskerk/Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet.
Lynden van Sandenburg took office as leading minister on 20 August 1879 with his own cabinet. He died in Langbroek in 1885.
This cabinet was known for its liberal conservatism.
Member of an ancient Dutch noble family, Lynden van Sandenburg was a baron throughout his life, but styled Graaf in 1882, with the right of succession to this title for al his descendents.