First Colijn cabinet

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First Colijn cabinet
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Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed4 August 1925 (1925-08-04)
Date dissolved8 March 1926 (1926-03-08)
(Demissionary from 11 November 1925 (1925-11-11))
People and organisations
Head of state Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government Hendrikus Colijn
No. of ministers9
Member party General League
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Christian Historical Union
Status in legislature Centre-right majority government
History
Election 1925 general election
Legislature terms 1925–1929
Incoming formation 1925 Dutch cabinet formation
Outgoing formation 1925–1926 Dutch cabinet formation
Predecessor Second Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet
Successor First De Geer cabinet

The First Colijn cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 4 August 1925 until 8 March 1926. Prime Minister Colijn and his cabinet had tendered their resignations on 11 November but remained in a caretaker government until Dirk Jan De Geer formed a new government on 8 March. [1] The cabinet was formed by the political parties General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations (AB), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) after the 1925 general election. The centre-right cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. It was the first of five cabinets of Hendrikus Colijn, the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party as Chairman of the Council of Ministers. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Composition

Composition [7]
TitleMinisterTerm of office
ImageNamePartyStartEnd
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Minister of Finance
Hendrik Colijn (1925).jpg Hendrikus Colijn ARP 4 August 19258 March 1926
Minister of the Interior and Agriculture Dirk Jan de Geer.jpg Dirk Jan de Geer CHU 4 August 19258 March 1926
Minister of Foreign Affairs H.A. van Karnebeek.jpg Herman van Karnebeek Indep. [a] 4 August 19258 March 1926
Minister of Justice Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Jan Schokking CHU 4 August 19258 March 1926
Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industry Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus Koolen (1925).jpg Dionysius Koolen General League 4 August 19258 March 1926
Minister of War
Minister of the Navy
JMJH-Lambooy-persoonlijkheden.jpg Johan Lambooij General League 4 August 19258 March 1926
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences VHRutgers1920.jpg Victor Henri Rutgers ARP 4 August 19258 March 1926
Minister of Water Management Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Max Bongaerts General League 4 August 19258 March 1926
Minister of Colonial Affairs Hendrik Colijn (1925).jpg Hendrikus Colijn (ad interim) ARP 4 August 19251 October 1925
Welter, Ch.J.I.M. - SFA007000358.jpg Charles Welter General League 1 October 19258 March 1926
  1. Liberal

References

  1. "Geer, jhr. Dirk Jan de (1870-1960)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. Herman Langeveld (1998). Hendrikus Colijn 1869-1944 Deel II 1933-1944: Schipper naast God. Balans. p. 6. ISBN   9789460034480.
  3. "Hendrikus Colijn (1869-1944) – Premier tijdens de crisisjaren 1930" (in Dutch). Historiek. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. "Colijn, Hendrikus (1869-1944)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. "Hendrikus Colijn" (in Dutch). Historisch Nieuwsblad. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. "Formeren kun je leren" (in Dutch). Historische Studievereniging Leiden. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. Parlement & Politiek