Second De Geer cabinet

Second De Geer cabinet First London cabinet
37th cabinet of the Netherlands
300x200px The Fist meeting of the Second De Geer cabinet on 6 September 1939
Date formed	10 August 1939 (1939-08-10)
Date dissolved	3 September 1940 (1940-09-03) (Demissionary from 26 August 1940 (1940-08-26))
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

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.

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

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960)	Prime Minister	General Affairs	10 August 1939 – 3 September 1940	Christian Historical Union
			Minister	Finance
	Hendrik van Boeijen	Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947)	Minister	Interior	24 June 1937 – 31 May 1944	Christian Historical Union
	Eelco van Kleffens	Eelco van Kleffens (1894–1983)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	10 August 1939 – 1 March 1946	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy	Dr. Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961)	Minister	Justice	10 August 1939 – 21 February 1942	Anti-Revolutionary Party
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Roman Catholic State Party/meta/color;"|	Max Steenberghe	Max Steenberghe (1899–1972)	Minister	Economic Affairs	10 August 1939 – 10 May 1940	Roman Catholic State Party
Commerce, Industry and Shipping				10 May 1940 – 17 November 1941
	Adriaan Dijxhoorn	Major general Adriaan Dijxhoorn (1889–1953)	Minister	Defence	10 August 1939 – 12 June 1941	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
	Jan van den Tempel	Dr. Jan van den Tempel (1877–1955)	Minister	Social Affairs	10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945	Social Democratic Workers' Party
style="background:Template:Free-thinking Democratic League/meta/color;"|	Gerrit Bolkestein	Gerrit Bolkestein (1871–1956)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences	10 August 1939 – 25 June 1945	Free-thinking Democratic League
	Willem Albarda	Willem Albarda (1877–1957)	Minister	Water Management	10 August 1939 – 23 February 1945	Social Democratic Workers' Party
	Aat van Rhijn	Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986)	Minister	Agriculture and Fisheries	10 May 1940 – 1 May 1941	Christian Historical Union
style="background:Template:Roman Catholic State Party/meta/color;"|		Charles Welter (1880–1972)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	10 August 1939 – 17 November 1941	Roman Catholic State Party
Source: (Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

External links

Official

• (Dutch) Kabinet-De Geer II Parlement & Politiek