Third Gerbrandy cabinet

The Third Gerbrandy cabinet, also called the Fourth London cabinet was the Dutch government-in-exile from 23 February 1945 until 25 June 1945. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) following the resignation of Second Gerbrandy cabinet on 27 January 1945. The national unity government (War cabinet) was the last of four war cabinets of the government-in-exile in London during World War II.[1]

Third Gerbrandy cabinet Fourth London cabinet
40th Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	23 February 1945 (1945-02-23T27)
Date dissolved	25 June 1945 (1945-06-25) (Demissionary from 12 May 1945 (1945-05-12))
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
No. of ministers	14
Member party	Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB)
Status in legislature	National unity government (War cabinet)
History
Legislature term(s)	1937–1946
Predecessor	Second Gerbrandy cabinet
Successor	Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet

Formation

On 27 January 1945 the Second Gerbrandy cabinet fell after Minister of the Interior Jaap Burger (SDAP) was asked to resign by Prime Minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (ARP) after holding a radio speech, differentiating between "wrongful" Dutch civilians (foute Nederlanders) and Dutch civilians who made a mistake (Nederlanders die een fout hebben gemaakt). But because Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy did not discuss this with rest of the cabinet all Social Democratic Workers' Party ministers resigned in response. The demissionary cabinet continued until the installation of the Third Gerbrandy cabinet on 23 February 1945.

Term

Although the cabinet was officially seated in London, Minister of the Interior Louis Beel (RKSP) were already present in the earlier liberated southern part of the Netherlands in Oisterwijk where he introduced a temporary arrangement for municipal and provincial governments after the war. Emergency municipal councils are to be appointed by a separate electoral colleges. An important part of the administrative tasks in the liberated part of the Netherlands is executed under the authority of the Military Command by the Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces General Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld and Major general Henk Kruls.

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Dr. Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961)	Prime Minister		3 September 1940 – 25 June 1945 ^[Retained]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
			Minister	General Warfare	21 May 1942 – 25 June 1945 ^[Retained]
			Minister	Justice	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945
		Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977)	Minister	Interior	23 February 1945 – 15 September 1947	Roman Catholic State Party
		Eelco van Kleffens (1894–1983)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	10 August 1939 – 1 March 1946 ^[Retained]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Dr. Gerardus Huysmans (1904–1948)	Minister	Finance	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
		Hans Gispen (1905–1968)	Minister	Commerce, Industry and Agriculture	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Jim de Booy (1885–1969)	Minister	Navy	23 February 1945 – 3 July 1946	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
				War	23 February 1945 – 4 April 1945 ^[Ad interim]
		Dr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985)			4 April 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
		Frans Wijffels (1899–1968)	Minister	Social Affairs	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
		Gerrit Bolkestein (1871–1956)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences	10 August 1939 – 25 June 1945 ^[Retained]	Free-thinking Democratic League
		Frans Wijffels (1899–1968)	Minister	Water Management	23 February 1945 – 4 April 1945 ^[Ad interim]	Roman Catholic State Party
		Theo Tromp (1903–1984)			4 April 1945 – 25 June 1945	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jim de Booy (1885–1969)	Minister	Shipping and Fisheries	31 May 1944 – 3 July 1946 ^[Retained]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Dr. Josef Schmutzer (1882–1946)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
Minister without portfolio			Title/Portfolio/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Jonkheer Edgar Michiels van Verduynen (1885–1952)	Minister	Foreign Policy (within Foreign Affairs)	1 January 1942 – 25 June 1945 ^[Retained]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

Not a part of the cabinet, but an important executive position:

Military Command			Title/Position		Term of office	Military Branch
		General Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911–2004)	Commander-in-chief	Armed Forces	3 September 1944 – 13 September 1945	Army

^Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

^{Ad interim} Served ad interim.

References

1. "Gerbrandy in Londen" (in Dutch). Andere Tijden. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Kabinet-Gerbrandy III Parlement & Politiek