First Colijn cabinet

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First Colijn cabinet

30th Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed4 August 1925 (1925-08-04)
Date dissolved8 March 1926 (1926-03-08)
(Demissionary from 11 November 1925 (1925-11-11))
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Wilhelmina
Head of governmentHendrikus Colijn
Head of government's historyDirk Jan de Geer (Unofficially)
No. of ministers9
Member partyRoman Catholic
State Party

(RKSP)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(ARP)
Christian Historical Union
(CHU)
Status in legislatureCentre-right Majority government
History
Election(s)1925
Legislature term(s)1925–1929
PredecessorSecond Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet
SuccessorFirst De Geer cabinet

The First Colijn cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 4 August 1925 until 8 March 1926. 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 1925. The centre-right cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. It was the first of five cabinets of Hendrikus Colijn, the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party as Prime Minister.[1][2][3][4][5]

Cabinet Members[edit]

Ministers Title/Ministry Term of office Party
Hendrikus Colijn Hendrikus Colijn
(1869–1944)
Prime Minister 4 August 1925 –
8 March 1926
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Minister Finance 11 August 1923 –
8 March 1926
[Retained]
Dirk Jan de Geer Jonkheer
Dirk Jan de Geer
(1870–1960)
Minister Interior and
Agriculture
4 August 1925 –
8 March 1926
Christian Historical Union
Herman van Karnebeek Dr.
Jonkheer
Herman van Karnebeek
(1874–1942)
Minister Foreign Affairs 9 September 1918 –
1 April 1927
[Retained]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Jan Schokking
(1864–1941)
Minister Justice 4 August 1925 –
8 March 1926
Christian Historical Union
Dionysius Koolen Dr.
Dionysius Koolen
(1871–1945)
Minister Labour, Commerce
and Industry
4 August 1925 –
8 March 1926
Roman Catholic
State Party
Johan Lambooij Johan Lambooij
(1874–1942)
Minister War 4 August 1925 –
8 March 1926
Roman Catholic
State Party
Navy
Victor Henri Rutgers Victor Henri Rutgers
(1877–1945)
Minister Education, Arts
and Sciences
4 August 1925 –
8 March 1926
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Max Bongaerts
(1875–1959)
Minister Water Management 4 August 1925 –
8 March 1926
Roman Catholic
State Party
Hendrikus Colijn Hendrikus Colijn
(1869–1944)
Minister Colonial Affairs 4 August 1925 –
1 October 1925
[Ad interim]
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Charles Welter Charles Welter
(1880–1972)
1 October 1925 –
8 March 1926
Roman Catholic
State Party
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek
Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Herman Langeveld (1998). Hendrikus Colijn 1869-1944 Deel II 1933-1944: Schipper naast God. Balans. p. 6. ISBN 9789460034480.
  2. ^ "Hendrikus Colijn (1869-1944) – Premier tijdens de crisisjaren 1930" (in Dutch). Historiek. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Colijn, Hendrikus (1869-1944)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Hendrikus Colijn" (in Dutch). Historisch Nieuwsblad. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Formeren kun je leren" (in Dutch). Historische Studievereniging Leiden. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.[permanent dead link]

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