Second De Geer cabinet
Second De Geer cabinet First London cabinet | |
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 37th Cabinet of the Netherlands | |
 The first meeting of the Second De Geer cabinet on 6 September 1939 | |
| Date formed | 10 August 1939 (1939-08-10) |
| Date dissolved | 3 September 1940 (1940-09-03) (Demissionary from 26 August 1940 (1940-08-26)) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Queen Wilhelmina |
| Head of government | Dirk Jan de Geer |
| No. of ministers | 11 |
| Member party | Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU) Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) |
| Status in legislature | National unity government (War cabinet) |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 1937–1946 |
| Predecessor | Fifth Colijn cabinet |
| Successor | First 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.
Cabinet members
| Ministers | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
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 | Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960) | Prime Minister | General Affairs | 10 August 1939 – 3 September 1940 | Christian Historical Union | |
| Minister | Finance | |||||
 | Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947) | Minister | Interior | 24 June 1937 – 31 May 1944 [Retained] | Christian Historical Union | |
 | Eelco van Kleffens (1894–1983) | Minister | Foreign Affairs | 10 August 1939 – 1 March 1946 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |
 | Dr. Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961) | Minister | Justice | 10 August 1939 – 21 February 1942 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |
 | Max Steenberghe (1899–1972) | Minister | Economic Affairs | 10 August 1939 – 10 May 1940 | Roman Catholic State Party | |
| Commerce, Industry and Shipping | 10 May 1940 – 17 November 1941 | |||||
 | Major general Adriaan Dijxhoorn (1889–1953) | Minister | Defence | 10 August 1939 – 12 June 1941 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | |
 | Dr. Jan van den Tempel (1877–1955) | Minister | Social Affairs | 10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945 | Social Democratic Workers' Party | |
 | Gerrit Bolkestein (1871–1956) | Minister | Education, Arts and Sciences | 10 August 1939 – 25 June 1945 | Free-thinking Democratic League | |
 | Willem Albarda (1877–1957) | Minister | Water Management | 10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945 | Social Democratic Workers' Party | |
 | Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986) | Minister | Agriculture and Fisheries | 10 May 1940 – 1 May 1941 | Christian Historical Union | |
 | Charles Welter (1880–1972) | Minister | Colonial Affairs | 10 August 1939 – 17 November 1941 | Roman Catholic State Party | |
| Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek | ||||||
- Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.
References
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-De Geer II Parlement & Politiek
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