First Beel cabinet

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The First Beel cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 3 July 1946 until 7 August 1948. The cabinet was formed by the Christian democratic Catholic People's Party (KVP) and the social democratic Labour Party (PvdA) after the 1946 general election. The cabinet was a centre-left[1] grand coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with prominent Catholic politician Louis Beel serving as Prime Minister, and dual serving as Minister of the Interior continuing from the previous cabinet. Labour leader Willem Drees continued as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs from the previous cabinet. According to one study, "Beel was of the opinion that a joint KVP–PvdA programme should be presented to other political groups. According to Beel, that programme should be socio-economically progressive, that is to say reform-oriented in favour of broad layers of the population. The socialists should not have to fear that a conservative wing within the KVP would rule the roost."[2]

The cabinet served during the early years of the post-war 1940s. Domestically the beginning of the recovery and rebuilding following World War II continued with the Marshall Plan, it was also to implement several major social reforms to social security, including the Algemene Ouderdomswet. Internationally the beginning of the decolonization of the Dutch East Indies was continued. The cabinet suffered no major internal and external conflicts. Following a major revision of the Constitution, a snap election was called to simultaneously elect a new parliament. Following the election, the cabinet continued in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the Drees–Van Schaik cabinet.[3][4]

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A major issue was the independence of the Dutch East Indies. This required a change in the Constitution. In November 1946, the Linggadjati Agreement was signed, but different interpretations led to Dutch military intervention (police actions). Under international pressure through the UN, this ended and negotiations restarted, ultimately resulting in the new country Indonesia, but only under the next cabinet, Drees I. An important new law was the Noodwet Ouderdomsvoorziening by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs Willem Drees.

Composition

Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Prime Minister Louis Beel Louis Beel Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 7 August 1948
Minister of General Affairs 13 October 1947 7 August 1948
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Social Affairs 		Willem Drees Willem Drees Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 7 August 1948
Minister of the Interior Louis Beel Louis Beel Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 15 September 1947
Piet Witteman Piet Witteman Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 15 September 1947 7 August 1948
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pim van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout Pim van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. 3 July 1946 7 August 1948
Minister of Finance Piet Lieftinck Piet Lieftinck Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 7 August 1948
Minister of Justice Johan van Maarseveen Johan van Maarseveen Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 7 August 1948
Minister of Economic Affairs Gerardus Huysmans Gerardus Huysmans Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 14 January 1948
Sicco Mansholt Sicco Mansholt (ad interim) Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 14 January 1948 20 January 1948
Jan van den Brink Jan van den Brink Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 20 January 1948 7 August 1948
Minister of War Alexander Fiévez Alexander Fiévez Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 7 August 1948
Minister of the Navy Alexander Fiévez Alexander Fiévez (ad interim) Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 7 August 1946
Jules Schagen van Leeuwen Jules Schagen van Leeuwen style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. 7 August 1946 25 November 1947
Alexander Fiévez Alexander Fiévez (ad interim) Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 25 November 1947 7 August 1948
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences Jos Gielen Jos Gielen Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 7 August 1948
Minister of Transport (1946–1947)
Minister of Transport and Water Management (1947–1948) 		Hein Vos Hein Vos Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 7 August 1948
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies Sicco Mansholt Sicco Mansholt Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 7 August 1948
Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction (1946–1947)
Minister of Reconstruction and Housing (1947–1948) 		Johan Ringers Johan Ringers style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. Lib. 3 July 1946 15 November 1946
Hein Vos Hein Vos (acting) Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 15 November 1946 3 March 1947
Lambertus Neher Lambertus Neher Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 March 1947 1 March 1948
Joris in 't Veld Joris in 't Veld Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 1 March 1948 7 August 1948
Minister of Overseas Territories Jan Jonkman Jan Jonkman<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[Note] Script error: No such module "Party name with color". 3 July 1946 30 August 1947
Minister for Foreign Affairs Eelco van Kleffens Eelco van Kleffens style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. 3 July 1946 3 July 1947
Minister for Budgetary Affairs Overseas Territories Lubbertus Götzen Lubbertus Götzen style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. AR 11 November 1947 7 August 1948
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>Replaced by Louis Beel during a medical leave of absence from 30 August 1947 until 3 November 1947

References

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  1. ↑ Changing Liaisons The Dynamics of Social Partnership in 20th Century West-European DemocraciesBy Karel Davids, 2007, P.165
  2. ↑ III. De kabinetsformatie van 1946 a. De formatie tot 17 juni 1946
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