First Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet | |
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Cabinet of the Netherlands | |
Date formed | 9 September 1918 |
Date dissolved | 18 September 1922 (Demissionary from 18 July 1922 ) |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Queen Wilhelmina |
Head of government | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck |
No. of ministers | 11 |
Ministers removed | 8 |
Total no. of members | 17 |
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 |
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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]
Title | Minister | Term of office | ||||
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Image | Name | Party | Start | End | ||
Chairman of the Council of Ministers Minister of the Interior | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck | AB | 9 September 1918 | 18 September 1922 | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Herman van Karnebeek | Indep. [a] | 9 September 1918 | 18 September 1922 | ||
Minister of Finance | Simon de Vries | ARP | 9 September 1918 | 28 July 1921 | ||
Dirk Jan de Geer | CHU | 28 July 1921 | 18 September 1922 | |||
Minister of Justice | Theo Heemskerk | ARP | 9 September 1918 | 18 September 1922 | ||
Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce | Hendrik van IJsselsteyn | Indep. [b] | 9 September 1918 | 13 September 1922 | ||
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (ad interim) | AB | 13 September 1922 | 18 September 1922 | |||
Minister of War | George Alting von Geusau | AB | 9 September 1918 | 5 January 1920 | ||
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (ad interim) | AB | 5 January 1920 | 31 March 1920 | |||
Willem Frederik Pop | Indep. | 31 March 1920 | 28 July 1921 | |||
Jannes van Dijk | ARP | 28 July 1921 | 18 September 1922 | |||
Minister of Navy | George Alting von Geusau (ad interim) | AB | 9 September 1918 | 16 September 1918 | ||
Willem Naudin ten Cate | Indep. [b] | 16 September 1918 | 19 February 1919 | |||
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (ad interim) | AB | 19 February 1919 | 19 April 1919 | |||
Hendrik Bijleveld | ARP | 19 April 1919 | 5 January 1920 | |||
Hendrik van IJsselsteyn (ad interim) | Indep. [b] | 5 January 1920 | 31 March 1920 | |||
Willem Frederik Pop | Indep. | 31 March 1920 | 28 July 1921 | |||
Jannes van Dijk | ARP | 28 July 1921 | 18 September 1922 | |||
Minister of Labour | Piet Aalberse Sr. | AB | 25 September 1918 | 18 September 1922 | ||
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences | Johannes Theodoor de Visser | CHU | 25 September 1918 | 18 September 1922 | ||
Minister of Water Management | Adrianus König | AB | 9 September 1918 | 18 September 1922 | ||
Minister of Colonial Affairs | Alexander Idenburg | ARP | 9 September 1918 | 13 August 1919 | ||
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (ad interim) | AB | 13 August 1919 | 13 November 1919 | |||
Simon de Graaff | Indep. [c] | 13 November 1919 | 18 September 1922 |
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