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Drees–Van Schaik cabinet
First Drees cabinet

Cabinet of the Netherlands
The members of the Drees–Van Schaik cabinet in the House of Representatives on 10 December 1948
Date formed7 August 1948 (1948-08-07)
Date dissolved15 March 1951 (1951-03-15)
2 years, 220 days in office
(Demissionary from 24 January 1951 (1951-01-24))
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Wilhelmina (1948)
Queen Juliana (1948–1951)
Head of governmentWillem Drees
Deputy head of governmentJosef van Schaik
No. of ministers15
Ministers removed3
Total no. of members18
Member partyCatholic People's Party (KVP)
Labour Party (PvdA)
Christian Historical Union (CHU)
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Status in legislatureCentre-left[1]
Majority government
(Grand coalition/Roman-Red)
History
Election1948 election
Legislature terms1948–1952
Incoming formation1948 formation
Outgoing formation1951 formation
PredecessorFirst Beel cabinet
SuccessorFirst Drees cabinet

The Drees–Van Schaik cabinet, also called the First Drees cabinet[a] was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 7 August 1948 until 15 March 1951. The cabinet was formed by the Catholic People's Party (KVP), the Labour Party (PvdA), the Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) after the 1948 general election. The cabinet was a centre-left[1] grand coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with Labour Leader Willem Drees serving as Prime Minister. Prominent KVP politician Josef van Schaik, a former Minister of Justice, served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without portfolio for the Interior.

The cabinet served during final years of the post-war 1940s and the first years of the turbulent 1950s. Domestically the beginning of the recovery and rebuilding following World War II started with the Marshall Plan, it was also to implement several major social reforms to social security, welfare, child benefits and education. Internationally the beginning of the decolonisation of the Dutch East Indies started following the Indonesian National Revolution and the forming of the Netherlands New Guinea following the West New Guinea dispute. The cabinet suffered several major internal and external conflicts including multiple cabinet resignations, the cabinet fell 29 months into its term on 24 January 1951 following a disagreement in the coalition over the handling of the New Guinea policy and the cabinet continued in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced with the First Drees cabinet on 15 March 1951.[2]

Commenting on divisions within the cabinet, one study has noted that "In spite of the centre-left coloration of the Drees-van Schaik cabinet, ideological differences between Socialists and Catholics prevented the rapid expansion of the welfare state."[3]

Term

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This coalition had a 76% representation in the second chamber of parliament. It had to have a broad basis for the change in constitution that was required to make the Dutch East Indies independent, resulting in the new country Indonesia (in December 1949). In 1948 a second Police Action was embarked upon, but ended under international pressure. The rejection of a VVD motion over New Guinea in 1951 led to the fall of the cabinet. However, no elections were held and a new cabinet was formed with the same parties, Drees I.

In 1949, the Netherlands entered the NATO. In the same year several alterations of the German border took place.

Prime Minister of Belgium Paul-Henri Spaak and Prime Minister Willem Drees at a Benelux conference in The Hague on 10 March 1949
Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Prime Minister Willem Drees at the Ministry of Defence on 11 January 1951

Composition

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Ministers

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Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Prime Minister
Minister of General Affairs 		Willem Drees Willem Drees PvdA 7 August 1948 15 March 1951
Minister without Portfolio Josef van Schaik Josef van Schaik KVP 7 August 1948 15 March 1951
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dirk Stikker Dirk Stikker VVD 7 August 1948 15 March 1951
Minister of Justice René Wijers René Wijers KVP 7 August 1948 15 May 1950
Johan van Maarseveen Johan van Maarseveen (ad interim) KVP 15 May 1950 10 July 1950
Teun Struycken Teun Struycken KVP 10 July 1950 15 March 1951
Minister of the Interior Johan van Maarseveen Johan van Maarseveen KVP 7 August 1948 15 June 1949
Josef van Schaik Josef van Schaik (ad interim) KVP 15 June 1949 20 September 1949
Frans Teulings Frans Teulings KVP 20 September 1949 15 March 1951
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences Theo Rutten Theo Rutten KVP 7 August 1948 15 March 1951
Minister of Finance Piet Lieftinck Piet Lieftinck PvdA 7 August 1948 15 March 1951
Minister of War
Minister of the Navy 		Wim Schokking Wim Schokking CHU 7 August 1948 16 October 1950
Hans s'Jacob Hans s'Jacob Indep. 16 October 1950 15 March 1951
Minister of Reconstruction and Housing Joris in 't Veld Joris in 't Veld PvdA 7 August 1948 15 March 1951
Minister of Transport and Water Management Josef van Schaik Josef van Schaik (ad interim) KVP 7 August 1948 1 November 1948
Derk Spitzen Derk Spitzen Indep. 1 November 1948 15 March 1951
Minister of Economic Affairs Jan van den Brink Jan van den Brink KVP 7 August 1948 15 March 1951
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies Sicco Mansholt Sicco Mansholt PvdA 7 August 1948 15 March 1951
Minister of Social Affairs Dolf Joekes Dolf Joekes PvdA 7 August 1948 15 March 1951
Minister of Overseas Territories Maan Sassen Maan Sassen KVP 7 August 1948 14 February 1949
Johan van Maarseveen Johan van Maarseveen (ad interim) KVP 14 February 1949 15 March 1951
Minister without Portfolio Lubbertus Götzen Lubbertus Götzen Indep. 7 August 1948 15 March 1951

State secretaries

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Title State secretary Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Nico Blom Nico Blom Indep. 16 February 1950 15 March 1951
State Secretary of Education, Arts and Sciences Jo Cals Jo Cals KVP 15 March 1950 15 March 1951
State Secretary of War Wim Fockema Andreae Wim Fockema Andreae VVD 1 May 1949 27 November 1950
Harry Moorman Harry Moorman KVP 27 November 1950 15 March 1951
State Secretary of the Navy Harry Moorman Harry Moorman KVP 1 May 1949 15 March 1951
State Secretary of Economic Affairs Wim van der Grinten Wim van der Grinten KVP 29 January 1949 15 March 1951
State Secretary of Social Affairs Aat van Rhijn Aat van Rhijn PvdA 15 February 1950 15 March 1951
Piet Muntendam Piet Muntendam PvdA 1 April 1950 15 March 1951

Notes

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  1. ^ According to a different numbering this was the First Drees cabinet because it was the first cabinet with Willem Drees as Prime Minister.

References

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  1. ^ a b Changing Liaisons The Dynamics of Social Partnership in 20th Century West-European Democracies By Karel Davids, 2007, P.165
  2. ^ "Coalities tussen sociaaldemocraten en confessionelen" (in Dutch). Historisch Nieuwsblad. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ^ Economic Adjustment and Political Transformation in Small States By Erik Jones, 2008, P.93

Further reading

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  • Maas, P.F., ed. (1991). Het kabinet-Drees-Van Schaik (Bd. A): Liberalisatie en sociale ordening. Parlementaire geschiedenis van Nederland na 1945 (in Dutch). hdl:2066/158113. ISBN 90-71852-08-3.
  • Maas, P.F., ed. (1992). Het kabinet-Drees-Van Schaik (Bd. B): Anticommunisme, rechtsherstel en infrastructurele opbouw. Parlementaire geschiedenis van Nederland na 1945 (in Dutch). hdl:2066/158102. ISBN 90-71478-22-X.
  • Maas, P.F., ed. (1996). Het kabinet-Drees-Van Schaik (Bd. C): Koude Oorlog, dekolonisatie en integratie. Parlementaire geschiedenis van Nederland na 1945 (in Dutch). hdl:2066/157766. ISBN 90-71852-14-8.
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