Marijnen cabinet

The Marijnen cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 24 July 1963 until 14 April 1965. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Catholic People's Party (KVP), People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) after the election of 1963. The centre-right cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. Victor Marijnen of the Catholic People's Party was Prime Minister, with Barend Biesheuvel the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party serving as Deputy Prime Minister.[1]

Marijnen cabinet
49th Cabinet of the Netherlands
The first meeting of the Marijnen cabinet on 24 July 1963
Date formed	24 July 1963 (1963-07-24)
Date dissolved	14 April 1965 (1965-04-14) (Demissionary from 27 February 1965 (1965-02-27))
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Juliana
Head of government	Victor Marijnen
Deputy head of government	Barend Biesheuvel
No. of ministers	14
Member party	Catholic People's Party (KVP) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Majority government
Opposition party	Labour Party
Opposition leader	Anne Vondeling
History
Election(s)	1963 election
Legislature term(s)	1963–1967
Incoming formation	1963 formation
Outgoing formation	1965 formation
Predecessor	De Quay cabinet
Successor	Cals cabinet

Term

The natural gas reserves, recently found in Slochteren were a considerable boost for the economy. This, combined with labour shortage led to a rise in wages and the attraction of foreign workers. Despite this being the second cabinet without socialist Labour Party, the building up of a welfare state, that was started after World War II, continued with the introduction of minimum wages in 1964 and the national health service.

In 1965, measures were taken against commercial television stations transmitting from the North Sea. The cabinet finally fell over the issue if commercial TV should be allowed in the Netherlands.

The Members of the Marijnen cabinet after the installation at Huis ten Bosch Palace on 24 July 1963.

Prime Minister Victor Marijnen and Vice President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson at Ypenburg Airport on 5 november 1963.

Minister for Foreign Affairs of West-Germany Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of West-Germany Ludwig Erhard, Prime Minister Victor Marijnen and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns at the Catshuis on 2 March 1964.

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Victor Marijnen (1917–1975)	Prime Minister	General Affairs	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Catholic People's Party
		Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Deputy Prime Minister / Minister	Agriculture and Fisheries	24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Edzo Toxopeus (1918–2009)	Minister	Interior	19 May 1959 – 14 April 1965 ^[Retained]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Dr. Joseph Luns (1911–2002)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	13 October 1956 – 6 July 1971 ^[Retained]	Catholic People's Party
		Dr. Johan Witteveen (1921–2019)	Minister	Finance	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Ynso Scholten (1918–1984)	Minister	Justice	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Koos Andriessen (1928–2019)	Minister	Economic Affairs	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Christian Historical Union
		Piet de Jong (1915–2016)	Minister	Defence	24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party
		Dr. Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990)	Minister	Social Affairs and Health	17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967 ^[Retained]	Catholic People's Party
		Theo Bot (1911–1984)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Catholic People's Party
		Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992)	Minister	Transport and Water Management	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Pieter Bogaers (1924–2008)	Minister	Housing and Construction	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	Catholic People's Party
		Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen (1909–1995)	Minister	Social Work	24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Minister without portfolio			Title/Portfolio/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001)	Minister	Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs (within Interior)	24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967	Anti-Revolutionary Party
State Secretaries			Title/Portfolio/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Leo de Block (1904–1988)	State Secretary	• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • International Aviation Policy (within Foreign Affairs)	3 September 1963 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party
		Dr. Isaäc Nicolaas Diepenhorst (1907–1976)		• United Nations Affairs • Development Cooperation • International Cooperation (within Foreign Affairs)	28 September 1963 – 14 April 1965	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Willem Hendrik van den Berge (1905–1987)	State Secretary	• Fiscal Affairs • Tax and Customs Administration (within Finance)	27 May 1959 – 14 April 1965 ^[Retained]	Independent Socialist (Social Democrat)
		Joop Bakker (1921–2003)	State Secretary	• Small Business Policy • Retail Policy • Competition Policy • Regional Development (within Economic Affairs)	3 September 1963 – 22 November 1966	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Major general Joop Haex (1911–2002)	State Secretary	• Army (within Defence)	14 August 1963 – 14 April 1965	Christian Historical Union
		Rear admiral Adri van Es (1913–1994)		• Navy (within Defence)	14 August 1963 – 16 September 1972	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Major general Willem den Toom (1911–1998)		• Air Force (within Defence)	25 November 1963 – 14 April 1965	Catholic People's Party
		Dr. José de Meijer (1915–2000)	State Secretary	• Social Security • Unemployment Affairs • Occupational Safety • Social Services • Poverty Policy • Public Sector Organisations (within Social Affairs and Health)	15 November 1963 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party
		Dr. Louis Bartels (1915–2002)	State Secretary	• Elderly Policy • Disability Affairs • Veteran Affairs • Medical Ethics Policy (within Social Affairs and Health)	3 September 1963 – 5 April 1967	Catholic People's Party
		Hans Grosheide (born 1930)	State Secretary	• Primary Education • Secondary Education • Special Education (within Education, Arts and Sciences)	3 September 1963 – 6 July 1971	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Louis van de Laar (1921–2004)		• Youth Policy • Environmental Policy • Nature Policy • Media Affairs • Culture Policy • Arts Policy • Recreation Affairs • Sport (within Education, Arts and Sciences)	24 October 1963 – 14 April 1965	Catholic People's Party
		Mike Keyzer (1911–1983)	State Secretary	• Transport Infrastructure • Aviation Infrastructure • Water Infrastructure • Public Transport • Postal Service • Weather Forecasting Service (within Transport and Water Management)	22 October 1963 – 14 April 1965	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Source: (in Dutch) Rijksoverheid.nl

^Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

Living cabinet members

• As of 2020, the following cabinet members are still alive:
  • State Secretary
    • Hans Grosheide – (1930-08-06) 6 August 1930

References

1. "Na 9 weken een nieuwe regering (1963)" (in Dutch). Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid (YouTube). 25 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Kabinet-Marijnen Parlement & Politiek
• (in Dutch) Kabinet-Marijnen Rijksoverheid