Fifth Colijn cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:	Fifth Colijn cabinet
Jurisdiction:	the Netherlands
Flag:	Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag Border:	true
Date Dissolved:	(Demissionary from)
Government Head:	Hendrikus Colijn
State Head:	Queen Wilhelmina
Members Number:	10
Political Party:	Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU) Liberal State Party (LSP)
Legislature Status:	Right-wing Minority government
Legislature Term:	1937–1946
Previous:	Fourth Colijn cabinet
Successor:	Second De Geer cabinet

The Fifth Colijn cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 25 July 1939 until 10 August 1939. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the Liberal State Party (LSP) following the fall of the Fourth Colijn cabinet on 29 June 1939. The right-wing cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives. It was the last of five cabinets of Hendrikus Colijn, the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party as Prime Minister. The cabinet was dismissed by Queen Wilhelmina on 27 July 1939, just two days after it took office.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Cabinet members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)	Prime Minister	General Affairs	26 May 1933 – 10 August 1939	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Minister			Economic Affairs	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939
		Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947)	Minister	Interior	24 June 1937 – 31 May 1944	Christian Historical Union
		Jacob Adriaan Nicolaas Patijn (1873–1961)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	1 October 1937 – 10 August 1939	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Christiaan Bodenhausen (1869–1966)	Minister	Finance	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Johan de Visser (1883–1950)	Minister	Justice	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Jannes van Dijk (1871–1954)	Minister	Defence	24 June 1937 – 10 August 1939	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Dr. Marinus Damme (1876–1966)	Minister	Social Affairs	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Dr. Bep Schrieke (1890–1945)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952)	Minister	Water Management	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Liberal State Party
		Cornelis van den Bussche (1884–1941)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
Source: Parlement & Politiek

Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

External links

Official

• Kabinet-Colijn V Parlement & Politiek

Notes and References

1. Book: Herman Langeveld. Hendrikus Colijn 1869-1944 Deel II 1933-1944: Schipper naast God. 1998. Balans. 9789460034480. 6.
2. Web site: Hendrikus Colijn (1869-1944) – Premier tijdens de crisisjaren 1930. Historiek. 23 May 2017. 10 July 2018. nl.
3. Web site: Colijn, Hendrikus (1869-1944). Resources Huygens. 10 July 2006. 10 July 2018. nl.
4. Web site: Hendrikus Colijn. Historisch Nieuwsblad. 10 November 2017. 10 July 2018. nl.
5. Web site: Formeren kun je leren. Historische Studievereniging Leiden. 22 March 2017. 7 July 2018. nl.
6. Web site: De korte regering van het Kabinet Colijn-V. IsGeschiedenis. 6 January 2015. 6 July 2018. nl.