First Beel cabinet

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First Beel cabinet
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Cabinet of the Netherlands
Kabinet 1946-07 - SFA001013830.jpg ZetelsBeelI.svg
First meeting of the cabinet at the Ministry of General Affairs on 3 July 1946
Date formed3 July 1946 (1946-07-03)
Date dissolved7 August 1948 (1948-08-07)
2 years, 35 days in office
(Demissionary from 7 July 1948 (1948-07-07))
People and organisations
Monarch Queen Wilhelmina
Prime Minister Louis Beel
Deputy Prime Minister Willem Drees
No. of ministers17
Ministers removed5
Total no. of members19
Member party Catholic People's Party
(KVP)
Labour Party
(PvdA)
Status in legislature Centrist
Majority government
(Grand coalition/Roman-Red)
History
Election 1946 election
Outgoing election 1948 election
Legislature terms 1946–1948
Incoming formation 1946 formation
Outgoing formation 1948 formation
Predecessor Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet
Successor Drees–Van Schaik cabinet

The First Beel cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 3 July 1946 until 7 August 1948. The cabinet was formed by the christian-democratic Catholic People's Party (KVP) and the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) after the election of 1946. The cabinet was a centre-left [1] grand coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with prominent Catholic politician Louis Beel serving as Prime Minister and dual served as Minister of the Interior continuing from the previous cabinet. Labour Leader Willem Drees continued as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs from the previous cabinet. According to one study, “Beel was of the opinion that a joint KVP-PvdA program should be presented to other political groups. According to Beel, that program should be socio-economically progressive, that is to say reform-oriented in favor of broad layers of the population. The socialists should not have to fear that a conservative wing within the KVP would rule the roost.” [2]

Contents

The cabinet served during early years of the post-war 1940s. Domestically the beginning of the recovery and rebuilding following World War II continued with the Marshall Plan, it was also to implement several major social reforms to social security. Internationally the beginning of the decolonization of the Dutch East Indies was continued. The cabinet suffered no major internal and external conflicts. Following a major revision of the constitution a snap election was called to simultaneously elect a new parliament. Following the election the cabinet continued in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced with the Drees–Van Schaik cabinet. [3] [4]

Term

A major issue was the independence of the Dutch East Indies. This required a change in the constitution. In November 1946 the Linggadjati Agreement was signed, but different interpretations led to Dutch military intervention (politionele acties). Under international pressure through the UN, this ended and negotiations restarted, ultimately resulting in the new country Indonesia, but only under the next cabinet, Drees I. An important new law was the 'Noodwet Ouderdomsvoorziening' by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs Willem Drees.

Cabinet Members

Ministers Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)Term of officeParty
Louis Beel 1945 (1).jpg Dr.
Louis Beel
(1902–1977)
Prime Minister 3 July 1946 –
7 August 1948
Catholic
People's Party
General Affairs 11 October 1947 –
7 August 1948
Minister Interior 23 February 1945 –
15 September 1947
[Retained]
Minister van Sociale Zaken dr. Drees aan zijn bureau, pen in de hand. 29 mei 1947. - SFA001014095.jpg Willem Drees
(1886–1988)
Deputy
Prime Minister
Social Affairs 25 June 1945 –
7 August 1948
[Retained]
Labour Party
Minister
Petrus Johannes Witteman.jpg Dr.
Piet Witteman
(1892–1972)
Minister Interior 15 September 1947 –
7 August 1948
Catholic
People's Party
Pim van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout 1940 (1).jpg Baron
Pim van
Boetzelaer
van Oosterhout

(1892–1986)
Minister Foreign Affairs 3 July 1946 –
7 August 1948
Independent
Conservative Liberal
Lieftinck, dr. mr. P. - SFA001021015.jpg Dr.
Piet Lieftinck
(1902–1989)
Minister Finance 25 June 1945 –
1 July 1952
[Retained] [Continued]
Labour Party
Johan van Maarseveen 1949 (1).jpg Johan van
Maarseveen

(1894–1951)
Minister Justice 3 July 1946 –
7 August 1948
Catholic
People's Party
Gerardus Huysmans 1945 (1).jpg Dr.
Gerardus
Huysmans

(1902–1948)
Minister Economic Affairs 3 July 1946 –
14 January 1948
[Res]
Catholic
People's Party
Sicco Mansholt 1945 (1).jpg Sicco Mansholt
(1908–1995)
14 January 1948 –
20 January 1948
[Ad Interim]
Labour Party
Brink, prof. van der - SFA007000453.jpg Dr.
Jan van
den Brink

(1915–2006)
20 January 1948 –
2 September 1952
[Continued]
Catholic
People's Party
Beel I - Alexander Fievez.jpg Lieutenant colonel
Alexander Fiévez
(1902–1949)
Minister War 3 July 1946 –
7 August 1948
Catholic
People's Party
Navy 3 July 1946 –
7 August 1946
[Ad Interim]
25 November 1947 –
7 August 1948
Jules Schagen van Leeuwen 1946 (1).jpg Rear admiral
Jules Schagen
van Leeuwen

(1896–1976)
7 August 1946 –
25 November 1947
[Res]
Independent
Social Conservative
Gielen, dr. Jos J. - SFA007000454.jpg Dr.
Jos Gielen
(1898–1981)
Minister Education, Arts
and Sciences
3 July 1946 –
7 August 1948
Catholic
People's Party
Hein Vos 1961 (1).jpg Hein Vos
(1903–1972)
Minister Transport 3 July 1946 –
1 March 1947
Labour Party
Transport and
Water Management
[Note]
1 March 1947 –
7 August 1948
Sicco Mansholt 1945 (1).jpg Sicco Mansholt
(1908–1995)
Minister Agriculture,
Fisheries and
Food Supplies
25 June 1945 –
1 January 1958
[Retained] [Continued]
Labour Party
Portret Ringers - 's-Gravenhage - 20349208 - RCE.jpg Dr.
Johan Ringers
(1885–1965)
Minister Public Works and
Reconstruction
25 June 1945 –
15 November 1946
[Retained] [Res]
Independent
Classical Liberal
Hein Vos 1961 (1).jpg Hein Vos
(1900–1972)
15 November 1946 –
3 March 1947
[Acting]
Labour Party
Lambertus Neher 1951 (1).jpg Lambertus Neher
(1899–1967)
Reconstruction
and Housing
[Note]
3 March 1947 –
1 March 1948
[Res]
Labour Party
Joris in 't Veld 1945 (1).jpg Dr.
Joris in 't Veld
(1895–1981)
1 March 1948 –
2 September 1952
[Continued]
Labour Party
Beel I - Jan Anne Jonkman.jpg Jan Jonkman
(1891–1976)
Minister Colonial Affairs 3 July 1946 –
30 August 1947
[Note]
Labour Party
Louis Beel 1945 (1).jpg Dr.
Louis Beel
(1902–1977)
30 August 1947 –
3 November 1947
[Acting]
Catholic
People's Party
Beel I - Jan Anne Jonkman.jpg Jan Jonkman
(1891–1976)
3 November 1947 –
30 August 1947
Labour Party
Ministers without portfolio Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)Term of officeParty
Eelco van Kleffens 1945.jpg Eelco van
Kleffens

(1894–1983)
Minister Foreign Affairs United Nations 1 March 1946 –
1 July 1947
[Retained] [App]
Independent
Classical Liberal
Gotzen, Lubertus - SFA007000452.jpg Lubbertus Götzen
(1894–1979)
Minister Colonial Affairs Colonial
Fiscal Policy
11 November 1947 –
15 March 1951
[Continued]
Independent
Christian Democratic
Protestant
Resigned
Retained from the previous cabinet
Continued in the next cabinet
Acting
Ad Interim
Ministry renamed
Medical leave of absence from 30 August 1947 until 3 November 1947
Appointed as Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations

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