Second Colijn cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:Second 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:Josef van Schaik (Unofficially)
State Head:Queen Wilhelmina
Members Number:11
Former Members Number:4
Total Number:13
Political Party:Roman Catholic
State Party

(RKSP)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(ARP)
Christian Historical Union
(CHU)
Liberal State Party
(LSP)
Free-thinking
Democratic League

(VDB)
Legislature Status:Centre-right Majority government
Election:1933
Legislature Term:1933–1937
Previous:Third Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck cabinet
Successor:Third Colijn cabinet

The Second Colijn cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 26 May 1933 until 31 July 1935. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Christian Historical Union (CHU), Liberal State Party (LSP) and the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) after the election of 1933. The centre-right cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. It was the second of five cabinets of Hendrikus Colijn, the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party as Prime Minister.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Cabinet Members

MinistersTitle/MinistryTerm of officeParty
Dr.
Hendrikus Colijn
(1869–1944)
Prime Minister26 May 1933 –
10 August 1939
Anti-Revolutionary Party
MinisterColonial Affairs26 May 1933 –
24 June 1937
Jacob Adriaan
de Wilde

(1879–1956)
MinisterInterior26 May 1933 –
24 June 1937
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Jonkheer
Andries Cornelis
Dirk de Graeff

(1872–1957)
MinisterForeign Affairs26 May 1933 –
24 June 1937
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Pieter Oud
(1886–1968)
MinisterFinance26 May 1933 –
24 June 1937
Free-thinking
Democratic League
Josef van Schaik
(1882–1962)
MinisterJustice26 May 1933 –
24 June 1937
Roman Catholic
State Party
Timotheus Verschuur
(1886–1945)
MinisterEconomic Affairs and
Labour
1 May 1932 –
8 June 1933
Roman Catholic
State Party
Economic Affairs8 June 1933 –
17 April 1934
Dr.
Hendrikus Colijn
(1869–1944)
17 April 1934 –
25 June 1934
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Max Steenberghe
(1899–1972)
25 June 1934 –
6 June 1935
Roman Catholic
State Party
Dr.
Henri Gelissen
(1895–1982)
6 June 1935 –
2 September 1935
Roman Catholic
State Party
Dr.
Laurentius Nicolaas
Deckers

(1883–1978)
MinisterDefence10 August 1929 –
2 September 1935
Roman Catholic
State Party
Dr.
Jan Rudolph Slotemaker
de Bruïne

(1869–1941)
MinisterSocial Affairs8 June 1933 –
31 July 1935
Christian Historical Union
Henri Marchant
(1869–1956)
MinisterEducation, Arts
and Sciences
26 May 1933 –
18 May 1935
Free-thinking
Democratic League
Dr.
Jan Rudolph Slotemaker
de Bruïne

(1869–1941)
18 May 1935 –
25 July 1939
Christian Historical Union
Jacob Kalff
(1869–1935)
MinisterWater Management26 May 1933 –
13 January 1935
Liberal State Party
Dr.
Hendrikus Colijn
(1869–1944)
13 January 1935 –
15 March 1935
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Jonkheer
Otto van Lidth
de Jeude

(1881–1952)
15 March 1935 –
24 June 1937
Liberal State Party
Source: Parlement & Politiek

Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

Resigned.

Served ad interim.

Died in office.

External links

Official

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.