Fourth Colijn cabinet

Fourth Colijn cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Meeting of the Fourth Colijn cabinet in 1937
Date formed	24 June 1937 (1937-06-24)
Date dissolved	25 July 1939 (1939-07-25) (Demissionary from 29 June 1939 (1939-06-29))
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government	Hendrikus Colijn
No. of ministers	11
Ministers removed	1
Member party	Roman Catholic State Party Anti-Revolutionary Party Christian Historical Union
Status in legislature	Right-wing majority government
History
Election	1937 general election
Legislature terms	1937–1946
Predecessor	Third Colijn cabinet
Successor	Fifth Colijn cabinet

The Fourth Colijn cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 24 June 1937 until 25 July 1939. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) after the 1937 general election. The right-wing cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. It was the fourth of five cabinets of Hendrikus Colijn, the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party as Chairman of the Council of Ministers. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Composition

Title	Minister				Term of office
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Chairman of the Council of Ministers		Hendrikus Colijn		ARP	24 June 1937	25 July 1939
Minister of General Affairs					8 July 1937	25 July 1939
Minister of the Interior		Hendrik van Boeijen		CHU	24 June 1937	25 July 1939
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Hendrikus Colijn (ad interim)		ARP	24 June 1937	4 October 1937
		Jacob Adriaan Nicolaas Patijn		Indep. [a]	4 October 1937	25 July 1939
Minister of Finance		Jacob Adriaan de Wilde		ARP	24 June 1937	19 May 1939
		Hendrikus Colijn (ad interim)		ARP	19 May 1939	25 July 1939
Minister of Justice		Carel Goseling		RKSP	24 June 1937	25 July 1939
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping (1937) Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (1937 ad interim) Minister of Economic Affairs (1937–1939)		Max Steenberghe		RKSP	24 June 1937	25 July 1939
Minister of Defence		Jannes van Dijk		ARP	24 June 1937	25 July 1939
Minister of Social Affairs		Carl Romme		RKSP	24 June 1937	25 July 1939
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences		Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne		CHU	24 June 1937	25 July 1939
Minister of Water Management		Johan van Buuren		Indep. [a]	24 June 1937	25 July 1939
Minister of Colonial Affairs		Charles Welter		RKSP	24 June 1937	25 July 1939
Source: Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch)

1. Liberal

References

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

External links

Official

• Kabinet-Colijn IV Parlement & Politiek (in Dutch)