| Cabinet Name: | First Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | the Netherlands |
| Flag: | Flag of the Netherlands.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Dissolved: | (Demissionary from) |
| Government Head: | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck |
| Deputy Government Head: | Theo Heemskerk (Unofficially) |
| State Head: | Queen Wilhelmina |
| Members Number: | 11 |
| Former Members Number: | 8 |
| Total Number: | 17 |
| Political Party: | Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU) |
| Legislature Status: | Centre-right Majority government |
| Election: | 1918 |
| Legislature Term: | 1918–1922 |
| Incoming Formation: | 1918 formation |
| Outgoing Formation: | 1922 formation |
| Previous: | 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 Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), 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, the Leader of the Roman Catholic State Party as Prime Minister.[1] [2] [3]
| Ministers | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936) | Prime Minister | 9 September 1918 – 4 August 1925 | Roman Catholic State Party | ||||
| Minister | Interior | ||||||
| Dr. Jonkheer Herman van Karnebeek (1874–1942) | Minister | Foreign Affairs | 9 September 1918 – 1 April 1927 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |||
| Simon de Vries (1869–1961) | Minister | Finance | 9 September 1918 – 28 July 1921 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
| Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1969) | 28 July 1921 – 11 August 1923 | Christian Historical Union | |||||
| Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932) | Minister | Justice | 9 September 1918 – 4 August 1925 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
| Hendrik van IJsselsteyn (1874–1942) | Minister | Agriculture, Industry and Commerce | 9 September 1918 – 13 September 1922 | Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) | |||
| Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936) | 13 September 1922 – 1 January 1923 | Roman Catholic State Party | |||||
| Jonkheer George Alting von Geusau (1864–1937) | Minister | War | 9 September 1918 – 5 January 1920 | Roman Catholic State Party | |||
| Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936) | 5 January 1920 – 31 March 1920 | Roman Catholic State Party | |||||
| Lieutenant general Willem Frederik Pop (1858–1931) | 31 March 1920 – 28 July 1921 | Independent | |||||
| Jannes van Dijk (1871–1954) | 28 July 1921 – 4 August 1925 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| Jonkheer George Alting von Geusau (1864–1937) | Minister | Navy | 9 September 1918 – 16 September 1918 | Roman Catholic State Party | |||
| Vice admiral Willem Naudin ten Cate (1860–1942) | 16 September 1918 – 19 February 1919 | Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) | |||||
| Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936) | 19 February 1919 – 19 April 1919 | Roman Catholic State Party | |||||
| Hendrik Bijleveld (1885–1954) | 19 April 1919 – 5 January 1920 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| Hendrik van IJsselsteyn (1874–1942) | 5 January 1920 – 31 March 1920 | Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) | |||||
| Lieutenant general Willem Frederik Pop (1858–1931) | 31 March 1920 – 28 July 1921 | Independent | |||||
| Jannes van Dijk (1871–1954) | 28 July 1921 – 18 September 1922 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| Piet Aalberse (1871–1948) | Minister | Labour | 25 September 1918 – 1 January 1923 | Roman Catholic State Party | |||
| Dr. Johannes Theodoor de Visser (1857–1932) | Minister | Education, Arts and Sciences | 25 September 1918 – 4 August 1925 | Christian Historical Union | |||
| Adrianus König (1867–1944) | Minister | Water Management | 9 September 1918 – 18 September 1922 | Roman Catholic State Party | |||
| Alexander Idenburg (1861–1935) | Minister | Colonial Affairs | 9 September 1918 – 13 August 1919 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
| Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936) | 13 August 1919 – 13 November 1919 | Roman Catholic State Party | |||||
| Simon de Graaff (1861–1953) | 13 November 1919 – 4 August 1925 | Independent Conservative (Protestant) | |||||
| Source: Parlement & Politiek | |||||||
Resigned.
Served ad interim.