Second Beel cabinet
The Second Beel cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 22 December 1958 until 19 May 1959. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Catholic People's Party (KVP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) after the resignation of the Third Drees cabinet. The centre-right rump cabinet served as a caretaker government until the election of 1959.[1]
Second Beel cabinet | |
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47th Cabinet of the Netherlands | |
The first meeting of the Second Beel cabinet on 23 December 1958 | |
Date formed | 22 December 1958 |
Date dissolved | 19 May 1959 (Demissionary from 12 March 1959 ) |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Queen Juliana |
Head of government | Louis Beel |
Deputy head of government | Teun Struycken |
No. of ministers | 10 |
Member party | Catholic People's Party (KVP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU) |
Status in legislature | Centre-right Caretaker government |
Opposition party | Labour Party |
Opposition leader | Jaap Burger |
History | |
Outgoing election | 1959 election |
Legislature term(s) | 1956–59 |
Incoming formation | 1958 formation |
Outgoing formation | 1959 formation |
Predecessor | Third Drees cabinet |
Successor | De Quay cabinet |
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Formation
On 11 December 1958 the Third Drees cabinet fell after a crises between the Labour Party and the Catholic People's Party over the prolonging for a proposed tax increase from the initial two years to only one fiscal year. Following the fall of the cabinet the Labour Party left the coalition and the Catholic People's Party, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Christian Historical Union formed a rump cabinet. Former Prime Minister Louis Beel was appointed as Prime Minister on 22 December 1958.
Cabinet Members
Ministers | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
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Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977) |
Prime Minister | General Affairs | 22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Minister | Social Affairs and Health | |||||
Teun Struycken (1906–1977) |
Deputy Prime Minister / Minister |
Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations |
29 October 1956 – 19 May 1959 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Minister | Justice | 22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 | ||||
Dr. Joseph Luns (1911–2002) |
Minister | Foreign Affairs | 13 October 1956 – 6 July 1971 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (1918–2001) |
Minister | Finance | 22 December 1958 – 24 July 1963 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | ||
Minister | Economic Affairs | 2 September 1952 – 19 May 1959 [Retained] | ||||
Kees Staf (1905–1973) |
Minister | War | 15 March 1951 – 19 May 1959 [Retained] |
Christian Historical Union | ||
Navy | ||||||
Minister | Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies |
22 December 1958 – 19 May 1959 | ||||
Jo Cals (1914–1971) |
Minister | Education, Arts and Sciences |
2 September 1952 – 24 July 1963 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992) |
Minister | Transport and Water Management |
1 November 1958 – 19 May 1959 [Retained] |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | ||
Herman Witte (1909–1973) |
Minister | Housing and Construction |
2 September 1952 – 19 May 1959 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Dr. Marga Klompé (1912–1986) |
Minister | Social Work | 13 October 1956 – 24 July 1963 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Gerard Helders (1905–2013) |
Minister | Colonial Affairs | 16 February 1957 – 19 May 1959 [Retained] |
Christian Historical Union | ||
State Secretaries | Title/Portfolio/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
Norbert Schmelzer (1921–2008) |
State Secretary | • Privatization Policy • Government Real Estate • Public Sector Organisations (within Interior, Property and Public Sector Organisations) |
29 October 1956 – 19 May 1959 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Dr. Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990) |
State Secretary | • Small Business Policy • Retail Policy • Competition Policy • Tourism Affairs (within Economic Affairs) |
10 October 1952 – 17 July 1961 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Harry Moorman (1899–1971) |
State Secretary | • Navy (within Navy) |
1 May 1949 – 19 May 1959 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
René Höppener (1903–1983) |
State Secretary | • Youth Policy • Environmental Policy • Nature Policy • Media Affairs • Culture Policy • Arts Policy • Recreation Affairs • Sport (within Education, Arts and Sciences) |
12 November 1956 – 19 May 1959 [Retained] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Source: (in Dutch) Rijksoverheid.nl |
- Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.
References
- "Coalities tussen sociaaldemocraten en confessionelen" (in Dutch). Historisch Nieuwsblad. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-Beel II Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-Beel II Rijksoverheid
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