Marijnen cabinet
Marijnen cabinet | |
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49th Cabinet of the Netherlands | |
Date formed | 24 July 1963 |
Date dissolved | 14 April 1965 1 year, 264 days in office (Demissionary from 27 February 1965 ) |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Queen Juliana |
Prime Minister | Victor Marijnen |
Deputy Prime Minister | Barend Biesheuvel |
No. of ministers | 14 |
Member party | Catholic People's Party (KVP) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU) |
Status in legislature | Centre-right Majority government |
Opposition party | Labour Party |
Opposition leader | Anne Vondeling |
History | |
Election(s) | 1963 election |
Legislature term(s) | |
Incoming formation | |
Outgoing formation | |
Predecessor | De Quay cabinet |
Successor | Cals cabinet |
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The Marijnen cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 24 July 1963 until 14 April 1965. The cabinet was a continuation of the previous De Quay cabinet and was formed by the Christian-democratic Catholic People's Party (KVP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) after the election of 1963. The cabinet was a centre-right coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with prominent Catholic politician Victor Marijnen the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the previous cabinet serving as Prime Minister. Protestant Leader Barend Biesheuvel served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and was given the portfolio of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs.
The cabinet served in the middle of the tumultuous 1960s, domestically it had to deal with the counterculture and economic changes following the discovery of the Groningen gas field and it had to deal with the fallout of the marriage between Princess Irene and carlist Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma and it was able to implement several major social reforms to health insurance and the public broadcasting system, internationally the disbandment of the Netherlands New Guinea was finalized. The cabinet suffered several major internal conflicts, and fell just 19 months into its term on 27 February 1965 following a conflict over the implantation of Commercial Broadcasting and continued in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced with the Cals cabinet.[1][2]
Term[]
The natural gas reserves, recently found in Slochteren were a considerable boost for the economy. This, combined with labour shortage led to a rise in wages and the attraction of foreign workers. Despite this being the second cabinet without socialist Labour Party, the building up of a welfare state, that was started after World War II, continued with the introduction of minimum wages in 1964 and the national health service.
In 1965, measures were taken against commercial television stations transmitting from the North Sea. The cabinet finally fell over the issue if commercial TV should be allowed in the Netherlands.
Cabinet Members[]
Ministers | Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | ||||
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Victor Marijnen (1917–1975) |
Prime Minister | General Affairs | 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Catholic People's Party | |||
Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001) |
Deputy Prime Minister |
Agriculture and Fisheries |
24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 [Continued] |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
Minister | |||||||
Minister | Interior | • Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs | |||||
Edzo Toxopeus (1918–2009) |
Minister | Interior | 19 May 1959 – 14 April 1965 [Retained] |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
Joseph Luns (1911–2002) |
Minister | Foreign Affairs | 13 October 1956 – 6 July 1971 [Retained] [Continued] |
Catholic People's Party | |||
Dr. Johan Witteveen (1921–2019) |
Minister | Finance | 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
Ynso Scholten (1918–1984) |
Minister | Justice | 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Christian Historical Union | |||
Dr. Koos Andriessen (1928–2019) |
Minister | Economic Affairs | 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Christian Historical Union | |||
Captain Piet de Jong (1915–2016) |
Minister | Defence | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 [Continued] |
Catholic People's Party | |||
Dr. Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990) |
Minister | Social Affairs and Health |
17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967 [Retained] [Continued] |
Catholic People's Party | |||
Theo Bot (1911–1984) |
Minister | Education, Arts and Sciences |
24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Catholic People's Party | |||
Jan van Aartsen (1909–1992) |
Minister | Transport and Water Management |
24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
Pieter Bogaers (1924–2008) |
Minister | Housing and Construction |
24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Catholic People's Party | |||
Jo Schouwenaar- Franssen (1909–1995) |
Minister | Social Work | 24 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |||
State Secretaries | Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | ||||
Leo de Block (1904–1988) |
State Secretary | Foreign Affairs | • European Union • Benelux |
3 September 1963 – 5 April 1967 [Continued] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Dr. (1907–1976) |
• Development Cooperation • United Nations • International Organizations |
28 September 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Christian Historical Union | ||||
Dr. (1905–1987) |
State Secretary | Finance | • Fiscal Policy • Tax and Customs • Governmental Budget |
27 May 1959 – 14 April 1965 [Retained] |
Independent Social Democrat | ||
Joop Bakker (1921–2003) |
State Secretary | Economic Affairs | • Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development |
3 September 1963 – 22 November 1966 [Continued] |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | ||
Major general Joop Haex (1911–2002) |
State Secretary | Defence | • Army | 14 August 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Christian Historical Union | ||
Rear admiral Adri van Es (1913–1994) |
• Navy | 14 August 1963 – 16 September 1972 [Continued] |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | ||||
Major general Willem den Toom (1911–1998) |
• Air Force | 25 November 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Catholic People's Party | ||||
Dr. (1915–2002) |
State Secretary | Social Affairs and Health |
• Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics |
3 September 1963 – 5 April 1967 [Continued] |
Catholic People's Party | ||
Dr. (1915–2000) |
• Occupational Safety • Public Organisations |
15 November 1963 – 5 April 1967 [Continued] |
Catholic People's Party | ||||
Hans Grosheide (born 1930) |
State Secretary | Education and Sciences |
• Primary Education • Secondary Education • Special Education |
3 September 1963 – 6 July 1971 [Continued] |
Anti-Revolutionary Party | ||
Louis van de Laar (1921–2004) |
• Social Services • Youth Care • Media • Culture • Art • Recreation • Sport |
24 October 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
Catholic People's Party | ||||
Mike Keyzer (1911–1983) |
State Secretary | Transport and Water Management |
• Public Transport • Aviation • Rail Transport • Weather Forecasting |
22 October 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
- Retained from the previous cabinet
- Continued in the next cabinet
Trivia[]
- The age difference between oldest cabinet member Leo de Block (born 1904) and the youngest cabinet member Hans Grosheide (born 1930) was 25 years, 357 days.
- Five cabinet members had previous experience as scholars and professors: Johan Witteveen (Financial Economics), Koos Andriessen (Political Economics), Gerard Veldkamp (Microeconomics), (Public Economics) and (Health Economics).
- The three cabinet State Secretaries for Defence where all flag officers: Joop Haex (Major General in the Army), Adri van Es (Rear Admiral in the Navy) and Willem den Toom (Major General in the Air Force).
- Ten cabinet member would later serve in the De Jong cabinet: Joseph Luns (Foreign Affairs), Johan Witteveen (Finance), Piet de Jong (Prime Minister), Leo de Block (Economic Affairs), Joop Bakker (Deputy Prime Minister), Joop Haex (Army), Adri van Es (Navy), Willem den Toom (Defence), Hans Grosheide (Education) and Mike Keyzer (Transport and Water Management).
- Koos Andriessen again served as Minister of Economic Affairs 24 years, 207 days later in the Third Lubbers cabinet.
References[]
- ^ "Na 9 weken een nieuwe regering (1963)" (in Dutch). Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid (YouTube). 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Marijnen, Victor Gerard Marie (1917-1975)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
External links[]
- Official
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-Marijnen Parlement & Politiek
- (in Dutch) Kabinet-Marijnen Rijksoverheid
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