Fourth Colijn cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:	Fourth Colijn cabinet
Jurisdiction:	the Netherlands
Flag:	Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag Border:	true
Date Dissolved:	(Demissionary from)
Government Head:	Hendrikus Colijn
Deputy Government Head:	Carel Goseling (Unofficially)
State Head:	Queen Wilhelmina
Members Number:	11
Former Members Number:	1
Political Party:	Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU)
Legislature Status:	Right-wing Majority government
Election:	1937
Legislature Term:	1937–1946
Previous:	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 election of 1937. 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 Prime Minister.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)	Prime Minister		26 May 1933 – 10 August 1939	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Minister			General Affairs	8 July 1937 – 10 August 1939
		Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947)	Minister	Interior	24 June 1937 – 31 May 1944	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	24 June 1937 – 1 October 1937	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Jacob Adriaan Nicolaas Patijn (1873–1961)			1 October 1937 – 10 August 1939	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jacob Adriaan de Wilde (1879–1956)	Minister	Finance	24 June 1937 – 19 May 1939	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)			19 May 1939 – 25 July 1939	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Carel Goseling (1891–1941)	Minister	Justice	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman Catholic State Party
		Max Steenberghe (1899–1972)	Minister	Commerce, Industry and Shipping	24 June 1937 – 15 July 1937	Roman Catholic State Party
Economic Affairs				15 July 1937 – 25 July 1939
Minister			Agriculture and Fisheries	24 June 1937 – 15 July 1937
		Dr. Jannes van Dijk (1871–1954)	Minister	Defence	24 June 1937 – 10 August 1939	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Carl Romme (1896–1980)	Minister	Social Affairs	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman Catholic State Party
		Dr. Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences	18 May 1935 – 25 July 1939	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Johan van Buuren (1884–1970)	Minister	Water Management	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Charles Welter (1880–1972)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman Catholic State Party
Source: Parlement & Politiek

Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

Resigned.

Served ad interim.

External links

Official

• Kabinet-Colijn IV 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.