Second De Geer cabinet

Second De Geer cabinet
First London cabinet

Cabinet of the Netherlands
The first meeting of the Second De Geer cabinet on 6 September 1939
Date formed10 August 1939 (1939-08-10)
Date dissolved3 September 1940 (1940-09-03)
(Demissionary from 26 August 1940 (1940-08-26))
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Wilhelmina
Head of governmentDirk Jan de Geer
No. of ministers11
Member partyRoman Catholic State Party
Social Democratic Workers' Party
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Christian Historical Union
Free-thinking Democratic League
Status in legislatureNational unity government (War cabinet)
History
Legislature terms1937–1946
PredecessorFifth Colijn cabinet
SuccessorFirst Gerbrandy cabinet
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The Second De Geer cabinet, also called the First London cabinet, was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 10 August 1939 until 3 September 1940. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) following the dismissal of the Fifth Colijn cabinet by Queen Wilhelmina on 27 July 1939.[1] The national unity government became a War cabinet on 14 May 1940 following the German invasion and fled to London. The government-in-exile was dismissed by Queen Wilhelmina on 26 August 1940.[2]

Term

The cabinet fell on 26 August 1940 after a conflict between Queen Wilhelmina and Prime Minister Dirk Jan de Geer; the cabinet continued for one week as a demissionary cabinet until the First Gerbrandy cabinet was installed on 3 September 1940.

Composition

Composition[3]
Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Minister of General Affairs
Minister of Finance 		Dirk Jan de Geer Dirk Jan de Geer CHU 10 August 1939 3 September 1940
Minister of the Interior Hendrik van Boeijen Hendrik van Boeijen CHU 10 August 1939 3 September 1940
Minister of Foreign Affairs Eelco van Kleffens Eelco van Kleffens Indep. 10 August 1939 3 September 1940
Minister of Justice Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy ARP 10 August 1939 3 September 1940
Minister of Economic Affairs (1939–1940)
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping (1940) 		Max Steenberghe Max Steenberghe RKSP 10 August 1939 3 September 1940
Minister of Defence Adriaan Dijxhoorn Adriaan Dijxhoorn Indep. 10 August 1939 3 September 1940
Minister of Social Affairs Jan van den Tempel Jan van den Tempel SDAP 10 August 1939 3 September 1940
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences Gerrit Bolkestein Gerrit Bolkestein VDB 10 August 1939 3 September 1940
Minister of Water Management Willem Albarda Willem Albarda SDAP 10 August 1939 3 September 1940
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Aat van Rhijn Aat van Rhijn CHU 10 May 1940 3 September 1940
Minister of Colonial Affairs Charles Welter Charles Welter RKSP 10 August 1939 3 September 1940

References

  1. ^ "De korte regering van het Kabinet Colijn-V" (in Dutch). IsGeschiedenis. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Geer, jhr. Dirk Jan de (1870-1960)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ Source: Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch)
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