Anton Mussert

Anton Mussert
Anton Mussert
Leader of the Dutch People
	In office; 13 December 1942 – 7 May 1945 Serving with Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Leader of the National Socialist Movement
	In office; 14 December 1931 – 6 May 1945
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	Anton Adriaan Mussert; 11 May 1894; Werkendam, Netherlands
Died	7 May 1946 (aged 51); Waalsdorpervlakte, The Hague, Netherlands
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Political party	National Socialist Movement (from 1931)
Other political; affiliations	Liberal State Party
Spouse	Maria Witlam
Parents	Joannes Leonardus Mussert (father); Frederika Witlam (mother, sister in law);
Alma mater	Delft University of Technology (MEng)
Occupation	Politician ; Civil engineer
	As Reich Commissioner for the Occupied Dutch Territories.;

Anton Adriaan Mussert (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔn ˈmʏsərt]; 11 May 1894 – 7 May 1946) was a Dutch politician who co-founded the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) in 1931 and served as its leader until the party was banned in 1945. As such, he was the most prominent Dutch leader of the National Socialism movement before and during World War II. Mussert collaborated with the German occupation government, but was granted little actual power and held the nominal title of Leider van het Nederlandsche Volk ("Leader of the Dutch People") from 1942 onwards. In May 1945, as the war came to an end in Europe, Mussert was captured and arrested by Allied forces. He was charged and convicted of treason, and was executed in 1946.

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[1] As Reich Commissioner for the Occupied Dutch Territories.