Godert Alexander Gerard Philip, Baron van der Capellen was a Dutch statesman. He held several important posts under the Kingdom of Holland and the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands, before he was appointed as one of the Commissioners-General of the Dutch East Indies. Later he was appointed Governor-General of that colony.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Minister of Economic Affairs, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Born
- December 15, 1778
- Died