Zijlstra cabinet

The Zijlstra cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 22 November 1966 until 5 April 1967. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Catholic People's Party (KVP) and the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) following the fall of the Cals cabinet on 14 October 1966. The centre-right rump cabinet served as a caretaker government until the election of 1967. Jelle Zijlstra (ARP) was Prime Minister, Jan de Quay (KVP) and Barend Biesheuvel (ARP) served as Deputy Prime Ministers.[1]

Zijlstra cabinet

51st Cabinet of the Netherlands
The first meeting of the incoming Zijlstra cabinet on 21 November 1966
Date formed22 November 1966 (1966-11-22)
Date dissolved5 April 1967 (1967-04-05)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Juliana
Head of governmentJelle Zijlstra
Deputy head of governmentJan de Quay
Barend Biesheuvel
No. of ministers13
Member partyCatholic People's Party
(KVP)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(ARP)
Status in legislatureCentre-right Caretaker government
Opposition partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Opposition leaderEdzo Toxopeus
History
Outgoing election1967 election
Legislature term(s)1963–1967
Incoming formation1966 formation
Outgoing formation1967 formation
PredecessorCals cabinet
SuccessorDe Jong cabinet
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Formation

Following the fall of the Cals cabinet the Labour Party (PvdA) left the coalition and the Catholic People's Party and the Anti-Revolutionary Party formed a Rump cabinet.

Term

Such a transitional cabinet is not supposed to take important decisions, but it still resolved the issue over the introduction of commercial television, which had been a major issue in the two previous cabinets, with the omroepwet, which allowed commercial blocks on public television (between shows), despite protests by VVD and part of CHU.

The first meeting the Zijlstra cabinet on 22 November 1966.

Cabinet Members

Ministers Title/Ministry Term of office Party
Dr.
Jelle Zijlstra
(1918–2001)
Prime Minister General Affairs 22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Minister Finance
Dr.
Jan de Quay
(1901–1985)
Deputy Prime Minister /
Minister
Transport and
Water Management
22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Catholic People's Party
Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)
Deputy Prime Minister /
Minister
Agriculture and
Fisheries
24 July 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Dr.
Koos Verdam
(1915–1998)
Minister Interior 5 September 1966 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Dr.
Joseph Luns
(1911–2002)
Minister Foreign Affairs 13 October 1956 –
6 July 1971
[Retained]
Catholic People's Party
Teun Struycken
(1906–1977)
Minister Justice 22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Catholic People's Party
Joop Bakker
(1921–2003)
Minister Economic Affairs 22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Piet de Jong
(1915–2016)
Minister Defence 24 July 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
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
Dr.
Isaäc Arend
Diepenhorst

(1916–2004)
Minister Education and
Sciences
14 April 1965 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Herman Witte
(1909–1973)
Minister Housing and
Spatial Planning
22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Catholic People's Party
Dr.
Marga Klompé
(1912–1986)
Minister Culture, Recreation
and Social Work
22 November 1966 –
6 July 1971
Catholic People's Party
Ministers 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
[Retained]
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Theo Bot
(1911–1984)
Minister Aid to Developing Countries

(within Foreign Affairs)
14 April 1965 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Catholic People's Party
State Secretaries Title/Portfolio/Ministry Term of office Party
Leo de Block
(1904–1988)
State Secretary • European Affairs
• NATO Affairs
• Benelux Affairs
• United Nations Affairs
• International Aviation Policy

(within Foreign Affairs)
3 September 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Catholic People's Party
State Secretary • Aviation Infrastructure
• Postal Service
• Weather Forecasting Service

(within Transport and
Water Management
)
28 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Louis van Son
(1922–1986)
State Secretary • International Trade
• Export Promotion
• Small Business Policy
• Retail Policy
• Competition Policy
• Regional Development
• Tourism Affairs

(within Economic Affairs)
28 November 1966 –
6 July 1971
Catholic People's Party
Gerard Peijnenburg
(1911–2002)
State Secretary • Army

(within Defence)
13 May 1965 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Independent
Christian Democrat

(Catholic)
Adri van Es
(1913–1994)
• Navy

(within Defence)
14 August 1963 –
16 September 1972
[Retained]
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Heije Schaper
(1906–1996)
• Air Force

(within Defence)
22 June 1966 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
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
[Retained]
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
[Retained]
Catholic People's Party
Hans Grosheide
(born 1930)
State Secretary • Primary Education
• Secondary Education
• Special Education

(within Education
and Sciences
)
3 September 1963 –
6 July 1971
[Retained]
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Source: (in Dutch) Rijksoverheid
Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

Living cabinet members

  • As of 2020, the following cabinet member is still alive:

References

  1. "Kabinet Zijlstra - Vijftig jaar geleden aangetreden" (in Dutch). Andere Tijden. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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