Second De Geer cabinet
Second De Geer cabinet First London cabinet |
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37th cabinet of the Netherlands |
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The Fist meeting of the Second De Geer cabinet on 6 September 1939
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Date formed | 10 August 1939 |
Date dissolved | 3 September 1940 (Demissionary from 26 August 1940 ) |
People and organisations | |
Head of government | Dirk Jan de Geer |
Head of state | Queen Wilhelmina |
Number of ministers | 11 |
Member party | Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU) Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) |
Status in legislature | National unity government (War cabinet) |
History | |
Legislature term(s) | 1937–1946 |
Predecessor | Fifth Colijn cabinet |
Successor | First Gerbrandy cabinet |
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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. 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.[1]
Term
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 weeks as a demissionary cabinet until the First Gerbrandy cabinet was installed on 3 September 1940.
Cabinet Members
- Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.
References
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External links
- Official
- (Dutch) Kabinet-De Geer II Parlement & Politiek
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