Cabinet Name: | Second De Geer cabinet First London cabinet |
Jurisdiction: | the Netherlands |
Flag: | Flag of the Netherlands.svg |
Flag Border: | true |
Date Dissolved: | (Demissionary from) |
Government Head: | Dirk Jan de Geer |
State Head: | Queen Wilhelmina |
Members Number: | 11 |
Political Party: | Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU) Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) |
Legislature Status: | National unity government (War cabinet) |
Legislature Term: | 1937–1946 |
Previous: | Fifth Colijn cabinet |
Successor: | First Gerbrandy cabinet |
The Second De Geer cabinet, also called the First London cabinet, was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 10 August 1939 until 3 September 1940. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) following the dismissal of the Fifth Colijn cabinet by Queen Wilhelmina on 27 July 1939.[1] The national unity government became a War cabinet on 14 May 1940 following the German invasion and fled to London. The government-in-exile was dismissed by Queen Wilhelmina on 26 August 1940.[2]
The cabinet fell on 26 August 1940 after a conflict between Queen Wilhelmina and Prime Minister Dirk Jan de Geer; the cabinet continued for one week as a demissionary cabinet until the First Gerbrandy cabinet was installed on 3 September 1940.
Retained this position from the previous cabinet.