First Drees cabinet
The First Drees cabinet, also called the Second Drees cabinet[1] was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 15 March 1951 until 2 September 1952. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Catholic People's Party (KVP), Labour Party (PvdA), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) after the after the resignation of the Drees–Van Schaik cabinet on 24 January 1951. The grand coalition (Roman/Red) cabinet was a majority cabinet in the House of Representatives.[2]
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44th Cabinet of the Netherlands | |
Meeting of the First Drees cabinet on 18 August 1952 | |
Date formed | 15 March 1951 |
Date dissolved | 2 September 1952 (Demissionary from 25 June 1952 ) |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Queen Juliana |
Head of government | Willem Drees |
Deputy head of government | Frans Teulings |
No. of ministers | 15 |
Total no. of ministers | 16 |
Member party | Catholic People's Party (KVP) Labour Party (PvdA) Christian Historical Union (CHU) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) |
Status in legislature | Grand coalition (Roman/Red) |
Opposition party | Anti-Revolutionary Party |
Opposition leader | Jan Schouten |
History | |
Outgoing election | 1952 election |
Legislature term(s) | 1948–1952 |
Incoming formation | 1948 formation |
Outgoing formation | 1951 formation |
Predecessor | Drees–Van Schaik cabinet |
Successor | Second Drees cabinet |
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Formation
It was a continuation of the Drees–Van Schaik cabinet, after issues over the policy concerning New Guinea led to the fall of the cabinet. However, this did not lead to new elections. The new formation was started by an informateur, which was a new phenomenon.
Term
The New Guinea issue was consequently but on hold and the focus shifted to social-economic issues. A major new law was the unemployment law. In 1951 the Netherlands became one of the founding members of the European Coal and Steel Community.
Cabinet Members
Ministers | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
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Dr. Willem Drees (1886–1988) |
Prime Minister | General Affairs | 7 August 1948 – 22 December 1958 [Retained] |
Labour Party | ||
Frans Teulings (1891–1966) |
Deputy Prime Minister / Minister |
Civil Defence (within Interior) |
15 maart 1951 – 2 september 1952 |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Johan van Maarseveen (1894–1951) |
Minister | Interior | 15 March 1951 – 18 November 1951 [Died] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Frans Teulings (1891–1966) |
18 November 1951 – 6 December 1951 [Ad interim] |
Catholic People's Party | ||||
Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977) |
6 December 1951 – 7 July 1956 |
Catholic People's Party | ||||
Dirk Stikker (1897–1979) |
Minister | Foreign Affairs | 7 August 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | ||
Dr. Piet Lieftinck (1902–1989) |
Minister | Finance | 25 June 1945 – 1 July 1952 [Retained] [Res] |
Labour Party | ||
Dr. Willem Drees (1886–1988) |
1 July 1952 – 2 September 1952 [Ad interim] |
Labour Party | ||||
Hendrik Mulderije (1896–1970) |
Minister | Justice | 15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 |
Christian Historical Union | ||
Dr. Jan van den Brink (1915–2006) |
Minister | Economic Affairs | 21 January 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Kees Staf (1905–1973) |
Minister | War | 15 March 1951 – 19 May 1959 |
Christian Historical Union | ||
Navy | ||||||
Dr. Dolf Joekes (1885–1962) |
Minister | Social Affairs | 7 August 1948 – 15 September 1951 [Retained] |
Labour Party | ||
Minister | Social Affairs and Health |
15 September 1951 – 2 September 1952 | ||||
Dr. Theo Rutten (1899–1980) |
Minister | Education, Arts and Sciences |
7 August 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Hendrik Wemmers (1897–1983) |
Minister | Transport and Water Management |
15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 |
Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) | ||
Sicco Mansholt (1908–1995) |
Minister | Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies |
25 June 1945 – 1 January 1958 [Retained] |
Labour Party | ||
Dr. Joris in 't Veld (1895–1981) |
Minister | Reconstruction and Housing |
1 March 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained] |
Labour Party | ||
Dr. Willem Drees (1886–1988) |
Minister | Colonial Affairs | 15 March 1951 – 30 March 1951 [Ad interim] |
Labour Party | ||
Leonard Peters (1900–1984) |
30 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 |
Catholic People's Party | ||||
Minister without portfolio | Title/Portfolio/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
Dr. Guus Albregts (1900–1980) |
Minister | Economic Policy (within Interior) |
15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 |
Catholic People's Party | ||
State Secretaries | Title/Portfolio/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
Nico Blom (1899–1972) |
State Secretary | • Indonesian Political Affairs (within Foreign Affairs) |
16 February 1950 – 2 September 1952 [Retained] |
Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | ||
Ferdinand Kranenburg (1911–1994) |
State Secretary | • Army • Air Force (within War) |
1 June 1951 – 1 June 1958 |
Labour Party | ||
Harry Moorman (1899–1971) |
• Navy (within Navy) |
1 May 1949 – 19 May 1959 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | |||
Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986) |
State Secretary | • Social Security • Unemployment Affairs • Occupational Safety • Social Services • Poverty Policy (within Social Affairs) |
15 February 1950 – 15 September 1951 [Retained] |
Labour Party | ||
• Social Security • Unemployment Affairs • Occupational Safety • Social Services • Poverty Policy (within Social Affairs and Health) |
15 September 1951 – 22 December 1958 | |||||
Dr. Piet Muntendam (1901–1986) |
State Secretary | • Elderly Policy • Disability Affairs • Veteran Affairs • Minority Affairs • Medical Ethics Policy (within Social Affairs) |
1 April 1950 – 15 September 1951 [Retained] |
Labour Party | ||
• Elderly Policy • Disability Affairs • Veteran Affairs • Minority Affairs • Medical Ethics Policy (within Social Affairs and Health) |
15 September 1951 – 1 October 1953 | |||||
Jo Cals (1914–1971) |
State Secretary | • Youth Policy • Environmental Policy • Nature Policy • Media Affairs • Culture Policy • Arts Policy • Recreation Affairs • Sport (within Education, Arts and Sciences) |
15 March 1950 – 2 September 1952 |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Lubbertus Götzen (1894–1979) |
State Secretary | • Indonesian Monetary Policy (within Colonial Affairs) |
15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 |
Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) | ||
Source: (in Dutch) Rijksoverheid |
- Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.
- Res Resigned.
- Ad interim Served ad interim.
- Died Died in office.
References
- According to a different numbering this was the First Drees cabinet because it was the second cabinet with Willem Drees as Prime Minister.
- "Coalities tussen sociaaldemocraten en confessionelen" (in Dutch). Historisch Nieuwsblad. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-Drees II Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-Drees I Rijksoverheid
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