De Jong cabinet

The inauguration the De Jong cabinet in 1967.

Council of Ministers of the Netherlands meeting of the De Jong cabinet in 1967.

The De Jong cabinet (April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971) was a Dutch centre-right cabinet with ministers from Catholic People's Party (KVP), People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Anti Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU). It was the first Cabinet of the Netherlands after World War II that completed a full term without any internal conflicts. The cabinet was confronted with a demand for democratic reforms in the society and it decided to democratise colleges and universities after the famous maagdenhuisbezetting. Plans were made to modernise politics by establishing an electoral system with districts or a chosen prime minister, but these plans were not implemented. Meanwhile, a pay pause due to the decision of employers and employees to raise wages was partly revoked after anti-government demonstrations and strikes. The minister of economic affairs, De Block, resigned, officially as a protest against the wage rise in the metal industry, but another reason was his slow reaction to the inflation and rising prices after the introduction of Value added tax. More unrest took shape in demonstrations against the war in Vietnam. Internationally, relations with Indonesia improved, resulting in a visit by president Suharto, which was, however, overshadowed by the occupation of the Indonesian embassy by Moluccans. The Soviet Union invasion in Czechoslovakia was seen as a reason to increase the defence budget.

Minister	Title	Function	Party	Time in Office
Piet de Jong	Prime Minister	General Affairs	Catholic People's Party	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Johan Witteveen	Deputy Prime Minister	Finance	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Joop Bakker	Deputy Prime Minister	Transport and Water Management Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs	Anti Revolutionary Party	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Henk Beernink	Minister	Interior	Christian Historical Union	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Joseph Luns	Minister	Foreign Affairs	Catholic People's Party	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Carel Polak	Minister	Justice	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Willem den Toom	Minister	Defence	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Leo de Block	Minister	Economic Affairs	Catholic People's Party	April 5, 1967 – January 7, 1970
Roelof Nelissen	Minister	Economic Affairs	Catholic People's Party	January 14, 1970 - July 6, 1971
Gerard Veringa	Minister	Education	Catholic People's Party	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Pierre Lardinois	Minister	Agriculture and Fisheries	Catholic People's Party	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Wim Schut	Minister	Housing and Spatial Planning	Anti Revolutionary Party	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Bauke Roolvink	Minister	Social Affairs and Health	Anti Revolutionary Party	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Marga Klompé	Minister	Culture, Recreation and Social work	Catholic People's Party	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971
Berend Jan Udink	Minister without portfolio	Development Cooperation	Christian Historical Union	April 5, 1967 – July 6, 1971

• As of 2012, the following cabinet members are still alive:
  • Piet de Jong - April 3, 1915 (1915-04-03)
  • Johan Witteveen - June 12, 1921 (1921-06-12)
  • Roelof Nelissen - April 4, 1931 (1931-04-04)
  • Berend Jan Udink - February 12, 1926 (1926-02-12)
• State Secretaries
  • Hans Grosheide - August 6, 1930 (1930-08-06)
  • Anthony Duynstee - December 24, 1920 (1920-12-24)
  • Roelof Kruisinga - August 27, 1922 (1922-08-27)

External links

• (Dutch) Kabinet-De Jong (1967-1971) (Parlement & Politiek)