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Second De Geer cabinet
First London cabinet

37th 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
(RKSP)
Social Democratic
Workers' Party
(SDAP)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(ARP)
Christian Historical Union
(CHU)
Free-thinking
Democratic League
(VDB)
Status in legislatureNational unity government (War cabinet)
History
Legislature terms1937–1946
PredecessorFifth Colijn cabinet
SuccessorFirst Gerbrandy cabinet
Part of the Politics series
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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 weeks as a demissionary cabinet until the First Gerbrandy cabinet was installed on 3 September 1940.

Cabinet Members

Ministers Title/Ministry Term of office Party
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Christian Historical Union/meta/color;"| Dirk Jan de Geer Jonkheer
Dirk Jan de Geer
(1870–1960) 		Prime Minister General Affairs 10 August 1939 –
3 September 1940 		Christian Historical Union
Minister Finance
style="background:Template:Christian Historical Union/meta/color;"| Hendrik van Boeijen Hendrik van Boeijen
(1889–1947) 		Minister Interior 24 June 1937 –
31 May 1944
[Retained] 		Christian Historical Union
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"| Eelco van Kleffens Eelco van Kleffens
(1894–1983) 		Minister Foreign Affairs 10 August 1939 –
1 March 1946 		Independent
Liberal
(Classical Liberal)
style="background:Template:Anti Revolutionary Party/meta/color;"| Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy Dr.
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
(1885–1961) 		Minister Justice 10 August 1939 –
21 February 1942 		Anti-Revolutionary Party
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Roman Catholic State Party/meta/color;"| Max Steenberghe 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
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;"| Adriaan Dijxhoorn Major general
Adriaan Dijxhoorn
(1889–1953) 		Minister Defence 10 August 1939 –
12 June 1941 		Independent
Liberal
(Conservative Liberal)
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"| Jan van den Tempel Dr.
Jan van den Tempel
(1877–1955) 		Minister Social Affairs 10 August 1939 –
23 February 1945 		Social Democratic
Workers' Party
style="background:Template:Free-thinking Democratic League/meta/color;"| Gerrit Bolkestein Gerrit Bolkestein
(1871–1956) 		Minister Education, Arts
and Sciences 		10 August 1939 –
25 June 1945 		Free-thinking
Democratic League
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands)/meta/color;"| Willem Albarda Willem Albarda
(1877–1957) 		Minister Water Management 10 August 1939 –
23 February 1945 		Social Democratic
Workers' Party
style="background:Template:Christian Historical Union/meta/color;"| Aat van Rhijn Dr.
Aat van Rhijn
(1892–1986) 		Minister Agriculture and
Fisheries 		10 May 1940 –
1 May 1941 		Christian Historical Union
style="background:Template:Roman Catholic State Party/meta/color;"| Charles Welter 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

  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.

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