Willem Le Jeune
Willem Le Jeune | |
|---|---|
| Consul of the Netherlands in Elmina | |
| In office 1 March 1873 – 15 March 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Pieter Simon Hamel |
| Agent of the Netherlands in Elmina | |
| In office 28 April 1872 – 1 March 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office disestablished |
| Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
ad interim | |
| In office 28 October 1871 – 15 November 1871 | |
| Monarch | William III of the Netherlands |
| Preceded by | Johannes Marinus Ludovicus Adrianus Petrus Wirix |
| Succeeded by | Jan Helenus Ferguson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1832 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | 28 March 1894 (aged 62) Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium |
| Spouse | Maria Auguste Lisette Luther |
Willem Pieter Antonie Le Jeune (born 6 January 1832 – 28 March 1894), born as Willem Pieter Antonie Tenwinkel, was a Dutch colonial administrator and diplomat, who made a career in the administration on the Dutch Gold Coast and who was interim governor between 28 October 1871 and 15 November 1871. After the Netherlands sold its possessions on the Gold Coast to the United Kingdom in 1872, Le Jeune became the first Dutch consul in Elmina.