Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet

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The Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 25 June 1945 until 3 July 1946. The cabinet was primarily formed by the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) following the end of World War II. The cabinet was a provisional centre-left[1] grand coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives, with prominent civil engineer Willem Schermerhorn serving as Prime Minister. SDAP leader Willem Drees served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs.

This, the first Dutch cabinet after World War II, was appointed by Queen Wilhelmina just a month after the Netherlands was liberated by the Allied forces. It was a royal cabinet (which means that the cabinet is appointed by the monarch, and is not the result of an election). The States General of the Netherlands was not yet functional, and would not become so until November 1945.

The cabinet served during the early days of the post–World War II 1940s. Domestically, it initiated recovery and rebuilding, and implemented several major reforms to social security. Internationally, the formation of the United Nations was started and the beginning of the decolonization of the Dutch East Indies.[2][3]

Cabinet actions

One of the main tasks of the cabinet was to revive the Dutch economy after the war and to rebuild the devastated infrastructure (ports, railroads, roads). Furthermore the Dutch administration had to be restored. Furthermore the cabinet had to deal with the arrest and prosecution of Dutch war criminals and Dutch collaborators.

Until August 1945 the war against Japan in the Dutch East Indies was also a main objective of the cabinet. After the Japanese surrender the cabinet was faced with the Indonesian nationalists Sukarno and Hatta, who proclaimed the independence of their country.

Another objective of the cabinet was the purification of the black money circuit. During the period the bank accounts in the Netherlands were under investigation by the Ministry of Finance, every Dutch citizen was given 10 guilders by the cabinet, in the Netherlands known as 'Het tientje van Lieftinck' (Lieftinck's tenner), named after the minister of Finance, Dr. Lieftinck.

Composition

Title Minister Term of office
Image Name Party Start End
Prime Minister
Minister of General Warfare 		Willem Schermerhorn Script error: No such module "Sort". 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
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Minister of Social Affairs Willem Drees Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Party name with color 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
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Minister of the Interior Louis Beel Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Party name with color 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Eelco van Kleffens Script error: No such module "Sort". style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. 25 June 1945 1 March 1946
Herman van Roijen Script error: No such module "Sort". style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. 1 March 1946 3 July 1946
Minister of Finance Piet Lieftinck Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Party name with color 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
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Minister of Justice Hans Kolfschoten Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Party name with color 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
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Minister of Commerce and Industry Hein Vos Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Party name with color 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
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Minister of War Jo Meynen Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Party name with color 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
Minister of the Navy
Minister of Shipping (ad interim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Jim de Booy Script error: No such module "Sort". style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences Gerard van der Leeuw Script error: No such module "Sort". style="background:Template:Party color;"| Ind. CH 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
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Minister of Transport and Energy Steef van Schaik Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Party name with color 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
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Minister of Food Supply, Agriculture and Fisheries (1945)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supply (1945–1946)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Sicco Mansholt Script error: No such module "Sort". Template:Party name with color 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
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Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction Johan Ringers Script error: No such module "Sort". style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
Minister of Overseas Territories Johann Logemann Script error: No such module "Sort". style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. 25 June 1945 3 July 1946
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Herman van Roijen Script error: No such module "Sort". style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. 25 June 1945 1 March 1946
Eelco van Kleffens Script error: No such module "Sort". style="background:Template:Party color;"| Indep. 1 March 1946 3 July 1946

References

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