First Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet

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First Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet
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Cabinet of the Netherlands
MinisterraadMerkelbach.jpg
Meeting of the First Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet in 1918
Date formed9 September 1918 (1918-09-09)
Date dissolved18 September 1922 (1922-09-18)
(Demissionary from 18 July 1922 (1922-07-18))
People and organisations
Head of state Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
No. of ministers11
Ministers removed8
Total no. of members17
Member party General League
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Christian Historical Union
Status in legislature Centre-right majority government
History
Election 1918 general election
Legislature terms 1918–1922
Incoming formation 1918 formation
Outgoing formation 1922 formation
Predecessor Cort van der Linden cabinet
Successor Second Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet

The First Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 9 September 1918 until 18 September 1922. 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 election of 1918. The centre-right cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. It was the first of three cabinets of Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck as Chairman of the Council of Ministers. [1] [2] [3]

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Composition

TitleMinisterTerm of office
ImageNamePartyStartEnd
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Minister of the Interior
Beerenbrouck.jpg Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck AB 9 September 191818 September 1922
Minister of Foreign Affairs H.A. van Karnebeek.jpg Herman van Karnebeek Indep. [a] 9 September 191818 September 1922
Minister of Finance Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Simon de Vries ARP 9 September 191828 July 1921
Dirk Jan de Geer.jpg Dirk Jan de Geer CHU 28 July 192118 September 1922
Minister of Justice TheoHeemskerk.jpg Theo Heemskerk ARP 9 September 191818 September 1922
Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce HAvan IJsselstijn.jpg Hendrik van IJsselsteyn Indep. [b] 9 September 191813 September 1922
Beerenbrouck.jpg Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
(ad interim)
AB 13 September 192218 September 1922
Minister of War GAA Alting von Geusau.jpg George Alting von Geusau AB 9 September 19185 January 1920
Beerenbrouck.jpg Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
(ad interim)
AB 5 January 192031 March 1920
Pop, WF.jpg Willem Frederik Pop Indep. 31 March 192028 July 1921
Jannes Johannes Cornelis van Dijk.jpg Jannes van Dijk ARP 28 July 192118 September 1922
Minister of Navy GAA Alting von Geusau.jpg George Alting von Geusau
(ad interim)
AB 9 September 191816 September 1918
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Willem Naudin ten Cate Indep. [b] 16 September 191819 February 1919
Beerenbrouck.jpg Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
(ad interim)
AB 19 February 191919 April 1919
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Hendrik Bijleveld ARP 19 April 19195 January 1920
HAvan IJsselstijn.jpg Hendrik van IJsselsteyn
(ad interim)
Indep. [b] 5 January 192031 March 1920
Pop, WF.jpg Willem Frederik Pop Indep. 31 March 192028 July 1921
Jannes Johannes Cornelis van Dijk.jpg Jannes van Dijk ARP 28 July 192118 September 1922
Minister of Labour PietAalberse1871-1948.jpg Piet Aalberse Sr. AB 25 September 191818 September 1922
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences Johannes Theodoor de Visser 1918 (1).jpg Johannes Theodoor de Visser CHU 25 September 191818 September 1922
Minister of Water Management Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Adrianus König AB 9 September 191818 September 1922
Minister of Colonial Affairs Idenburg, A.W.F. Minister van Kolonien.jpg Alexander Idenburg ARP 9 September 191813 August 1919
Beerenbrouck.jpg Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck
(ad interim)
AB 13 August 191913 November 1919
Simon de Graaff.jpg Simon de Graaff Indep. [c] 13 November 191918 September 1922
  1. Liberal
  2. 1 2 3 Christian historical
  3. Conservative (Protestant)

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References

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