First Drees cabinet

First Drees cabinet Second Drees cabinet
44th Cabinet of the Netherlands
Meeting of the First Drees cabinet on 18 August 1952
Date formed	15 March 1951 (1951-03-15)
Date dissolved	2 September 1952 (1952-09-02) (Demissionary from 25 June 1952 (1952-06-25))
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Juliana
Head of government	Willem Drees
Deputy head of government	Frans Teulings
No. of ministers	15
Ministers removed	2
Total no. of members	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 terms	1948–1952
Incoming formation	1948 formation
Outgoing formation	1951 formation
Predecessor	Drees–Van Schaik cabinet
Successor	Second Drees cabinet

The First Drees cabinet, also called the Second Drees cabinet 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.

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
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		Dr. Willem Drees (1886–1988)	Prime Minister	General Affairs	7 August 1948 – 22 December 1958 [Retained]	Labour Party
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"|		Frans Teulings (1891–1966)	Deputy Prime Minister / Minister	Civil Defence (within Interior)	15 maart 1951 – 2 september 1952	Catholic People's Party
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"|		Johan van Maarseveen (1894–1951)	Minister	Interior	15 March 1951 – 18 November 1951 [Died]	Catholic People's Party
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"|		Frans Teulings (1891–1966)			18 November 1951 – 6 December 1951 [Ad interim]	Catholic People's Party
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"|		Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977)			6 December 1951 – 7 July 1956	Catholic People's Party
style="background:Template:People's Party for Freedom and Democracy/meta/color;"|		Dirk Stikker (1897–1979)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	7 August 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		Dr. Piet Lieftinck (1902–1989)	Minister	Finance	25 June 1945 – 1 July 1952 [Retained] [Res]	Labour Party
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		Dr. Willem Drees (1886–1988)			1 July 1952 – 2 September 1952 [Ad interim]	Labour Party
style="background:Template:Christian Historical Union/meta/color;"|		Hendrik Mulderije (1896–1970)	Minister	Justice	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Christian Historical Union
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"|		Dr. Jan van den Brink (1915–2006)	Minister	Economic Affairs	21 January 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	Catholic People's Party
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Christian Historical Union/meta/color;"|		Kees Staf (1905–1973)	Minister	War	15 March 1951 – 19 May 1959	Christian Historical Union
Navy
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		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
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"|		Dr. Theo Rutten (1899–1980)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences	7 August 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	Catholic People's Party
style="background:Template:Independent Protestant (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		Hendrik Wemmers (1897–1983)	Minister	Transport and Water Management	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		Sicco Mansholt (1908–1995)	Minister	Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies	25 June 1945 – 1 January 1958 [Retained]	Labour Party
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		Dr. Joris in 't Veld (1895–1981)	Minister	Reconstruction and Housing	1 March 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	Labour Party
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		Dr. Willem Drees (1886–1988)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	15 March 1951 – 30 March 1951 [Ad interim]	Labour Party
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"|		Leonard Peters (1900–1984)			30 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Catholic People's Party
Minister without portfolio			Title/Portfolio/Ministry		Term of office	Party
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"|		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
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"|		Nico Blom (1899–1972)	State Secretary	• Indonesian Political Affairs (within Foreign Affairs)	16 February 1950 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		Ferdinand Kranenburg (1911–1994)	State Secretary	• Army • Air Force (within War)	1 June 1951 – 1 June 1958	Labour Party
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"|		Harry Moorman (1899–1971)		• Navy (within Navy)	1 May 1949 – 19 May 1959 [Retained]	Catholic People's Party
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		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
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Labour Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		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
style="background:Template:Catholic People's Party/meta/color;"|		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
style="background:Template:Independent Protestant (Netherlands)/meta/color;"|		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.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Kabinet-Drees II Parlement & Politiek
• (in Dutch) Kabinet-Drees I Rijksoverheid