First Drees cabinet

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Dutch cabinet (1951–1952)

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::summary Dutch cabinet (1951–1952) ::

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Field	Value
cabinet_name	First Drees cabinet
Second Drees cabinet
jurisdiction	the Netherlands
flag	Flag of the Netherlands.svg
flag_border	true
image	Presentatie van Kabinet-Drees II in Den Haag. Voorste rij v.l.n.r. Stikker (Bui…, Bestanddeelnr 904-4729.jpg
image_size	300px
caption	The first meeting of the First Drees cabinet at the Ministry of General Affairs on 14 March 1951
image2	ZetelsDreesI.svg
image_size2	250px
date_formed
date_dissolved
in office
(Demissionary from )
government_head	Willem Drees
deputy_government_head	Frans Teulings
state_head	Queen Juliana
members_number	15
former_members_number	2
total_number	16
political_party	Catholic People's Party
(KVP)
Labour Party
(PvdA)
Christian Historical Union
(CHU)
[People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy](people-s-party-for-freedom-and-democracy)
(VVD)
legislature_status	Centre-left
Majority government
(Grand coalition/Roman-Red)
last_election	1952 election
legislature_term	1948–1952
incoming_formation	1948 formation
outgoing_formation	1951 formation
previous	Drees–Van Schaik cabinet
successor	Second Drees cabinet
state_head_title	Monarch
government_head_title	Prime Minister
deputy_government_head_title	Deputy Prime Minister
::

The First Drees cabinet, also called the Second Drees cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 15 March 1951 until 2 September 1952. The cabinet was a continuation of the previous Drees–Van Schaik cabinet and was formed by the christian-democratic Catholic People's Party (KVP) and Christian Historical Union (CHU), the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) and the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) after the fall of the previous cabinet. The cabinet was a centrist grand coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with Labour Leader Willem Drees serving as Prime Minister. Prominent Catholic politician Frans Teulings the Minister of the Interior in the previous cabinet served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without portfolio for the Interior.

The cabinet served during early years of the turbulent 1950s. Domestically the recovery and rebuilding following World War II continued with the assistance of the Marshall Plan, it also able to finalize several major social reforms to social security, welfare, child benefits and education from the previous cabinet. Internationally the decolonization of the Dutch East Indies following the Indonesian National Revolution continued, the European Coal and Steel Community was founded after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The cabinet suffered no major internal and external conflicts and completed its entire term and was succeeded by the Second Drees cabinet following the election of 1952.

Cabinet Members

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Ministers	Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)	Term of office	Party	Minister without portfolio	Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)
Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Willem Drees 1958.jpg	120px	Willem Drees]]	Willem Drees
(1886–1988)	Prime Minister	General Affairs		7 August 1948 –
22 December 1958
Labour Party
Catholic People's Party}};"		[[File:Frans Teulings 1951 (1).jpg	120px	Frans Teulings]]	Frans Teulings
(1891–1966)	[Deputy
Prime Minister](deputy-prime-minister-of-the-netherlands)	Interior	• Civil Defence	15 maart 1951 –
2 september 1952	[Catholic
People's Party](catholic-people-s-party)
Minister
Catholic People's Party}};"		[[File:Johan van Maarseveen 1949 (1).jpg	120px	Johan van Maarseveen]]	[Johan van
Maarseveen](johan-van-maarseveen)
(1894–1951)	Minister	Interior		15 March 1951 –
18 November 1951
[Catholic
People's Party](catholic-people-s-party)
Catholic People's Party}};"		[[File:Frans Teulings 1951 (1).jpg	120px	Frans Teulings]]	Frans Teulings
(1891–1966)	18 November 1951 –
6 December 1951
[Catholic
People's Party](catholic-people-s-party)
Catholic People's Party}};"		[[File:Louis Beel 1958.jpg	120px	Louis Beel]]	Dr.
Louis Beel
(1902–1977)	6 December 1951 –
7 July 1956
[Catholic
People's Party](catholic-people-s-party)
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}};"		[[File:Stikker, Dirk - SFA002019718 (cropped).jpg	120px	Dirk Stikker]]	Dirk Stikker
(1897–1979)	Minister	Foreign Affairs		7 August 1948 –
2 September 1952
[People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy](people-s-party-for-freedom-and-democracy)
Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Lieftinck, dr. mr. P. - SFA001021015.jpg	120px	Piet Lieftinck]]	Dr.
Piet Lieftinck
(1902–1989)	Minister	Finance		25 June 1945 –
1 July 1952
Labour Party
Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Willem Drees 1958.jpg	120px	Willem Drees]]	Willem Drees
(1886–1988)	1 July 1952 –
2 September 1952
Labour Party
Christian Historical Union}};"		[[File:Mulderije, Mr. Hendrik - SFA007000350.jpg	120px	Hendrik Mulderije]]	[Hendrik
Mulderije](hendrik-mulderije)
(1896–1970)	Minister	Justice		15 March 1951 –
2 September 1952	[Christian
Historical Union](christian-historical-union)
Catholic People's Party}};"		[[File:Brink, prof. van der - SFA007000453.jpg	120px	Jan van den Brink]]	[Jan van
den Brink](jan-van-den-brink)
(1915–2006)	Minister	Economic Affairs		21 January 1948 –
2 September 1952
[Catholic
People's Party](catholic-people-s-party)
Christian Historical Union}};"		[[File:Staf, C. - SFA002019712.jpg	120px	Kees Staf]]	Kees Staf
(1905–1973)	Minister	War and Navy		15 March 1951 –
19 May 1959
[Christian
Historical Union](christian-historical-union)
Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Dolf Joekes 1946 (1).jpg	120px	Dolf Joekes]]	Dr.
Dolf Joekes
(1885–1962)	Minister	Social Affairs		7 August 1948 –
15 September 1951
Labour Party
Minister	Social Affairs
and Health	15 September 1951 –
2 September 1952
Catholic People's Party}};"		[[File:Theo Rutten 1950 (1).jpg	120px	Theo Rutten]]	Dr.
Theo Rutten
(1899–1980)	Minister	[Education, Arts
and Sciences](ministry-of-education-culture-and-science-netherlands)		7 August 1948 –
2 September 1952
[Catholic
People's Party](catholic-people-s-party)
Independent Protestant (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Hendrik Wemmers 1951 (1).jpg	120px	Hendrik Wemmers]]	[Hendrik
Wemmers](hendrik-wemmers)
(1897–1983)	Minister	[Transport and
Water Management](ministry-of-transport-and-water-management-netherlands)		15 March 1951 –
2 September 1952	Independent
[Christian Democratic
Protestant](christian-democracy-in-the-netherlands)
Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Sicco Mansholt 1945 (1).jpg	120px	Sicco Mansholt]]	Sicco Mansholt
(1908–1995)	Minister	[Agriculture,
Fisheries and
Food Supplies](ministry-of-agriculture-nature-and-food-quality)		25 June 1945 –
1 January 1958
Labour Party
Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Joris in 't Veld 1945 (1).jpg	120px	Joris in 't Veld]]	Dr.
Joris in 't Veld
(1895–1981)	Minister	[Reconstruction
and Housing](ministry-of-housing-spatial-planning-and-the-environment-netherlands)		1 March 1948 –
2 September 1952
Labour Party
Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Willem Drees 1958.jpg	120px	Willem Drees]]	Dr.
Willem Drees
(1886–1988)	Minister	Colonial Affairs		15 March 1951 –
30 March 1951
Labour Party
Catholic People's Party}};"		[[File:Leonard Peters 1944 (1).jpg	120px	Leonard Peters]]	Leonard Peters
(1900–1984)	30 March 1951 –
2 September 1952	[Catholic
People's Party](catholic-people-s-party)
Catholic People's Party}};"		[[File:Albregts, A.H.M. - SFA008007039.jpg	120px	Guus Albregts]]	Dr.
Guus Albregts
(1900–1980)	Minister	Interior	• [Public
Organisations](publiekrechtelijke-bedrijfsorganisatie)
• [Small and
Medium-sized
Businesses](small-and-medium-sized-enterprises)	15 March 1951 –
2 September 1952	[Catholic
People's Party](catholic-people-s-party)
Independent (politician)}};"		[[File:Blom, N.S. - SFA008007077.jpg	120px	Nico Blom]]	Nico Blom
(1899–1972)	State Secretary	Foreign Affairs	• Dutch East Indies	16 February 1950 –
2 September 1952
Independent
Conservative Liberal
Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Ferdinand Jan Kranenburg (1951).jpg	120px	Ferdinand Kranenburg]]	[Ferdinand
Kranenburg](ferdinand-kranenburg)
(1911–1994)	State Secretary	War and Navy	• Army
• Air Force	1 June 1951 –
1 June 1958
Labour Party
Catholic People's Party}};"		[[File:Moorman, H.C. - SFA008007335.jpg	120px	Harry Moorman]]	Vice admiral
Harry Moorman
(1899–1971)	• Navy	1 May 1949 –
19 May 1959
[Catholic
People's Party](catholic-people-s-party)
Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Muntendam, prof. - SFA008007339.jpg	120px	Piet Muntendam]]	Dr.
Piet Muntendam
(1901–1986)	State Secretary	Social Affairs	• [Primary
Healthcare](primary-health-care)
• Elderly Care
• Disability Policy	1 April 1950 –
15 September 1951
Labour Party
Social Affairs
and Health	15 September 1951 –
1 October 1953

Labour Party (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Aart van Rhijn (1940-1945).jpg	120px	Aat van Rhijn]]	Dr.
Aat van Rhijn
(1892–1986)	State Secretary	Social Affairs	• Social Security
• Unemployment
• [Occupational
Safety](occupational-safety-and-health)
• Social Services	15 February 1950 –
15 September 1951
Labour Party
Social Affairs
and Health	15 September 1951 –
22 December 1958

Catholic People's Party}};"		[[File:Jo Cals 1966.jpg	120px	Jo Cals]]	Jo Cals
(1914–1971)	State Secretary	[Education, Arts
and Sciences](ministry-of-education-culture-and-science-netherlands)	• Youth Care
• Nature
• Media
• Culture
• Art
• Recreation
• Sport	15 March 1950 –
2 September 1952
[Catholic
People's Party](catholic-people-s-party)
Independent Protestant (Netherlands)}};"		[[File:Götzen, Lubertus - SFA007000452.jpg	120px	Lubbertus Götzen]]	Lubbertus Götzen
(1894–1979)	State Secretary	Colonial Affairs	• [Netherlands-
Indonesian Union](netherlands-indonesian-union)
• [Colonial
Fiscal Policy](kingdom-of-the-netherlands)	15 March 1951 –
2 September 1952	Independent
[Christian Democratic
Protestant](christian-democracy-in-the-netherlands)
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Trivia

Nine cabinet members had previous experience as scholars and professors: Louis Beel (Administrative Law), Piet Lieftinck (Financial and Business Economics), Jan van den Brink (Public Economics and Economical Statistics), Dolf Joekes (Labour Law), Theo Rutten (Applied Psychology), Joris in 't Veld (Public Administration), Guus Albregts (International Economics), Piet Muntendam (Social Medicine) and Aat van Rhijn (Fiscal Law).

References

Changing Liaisons The Dynamics of Social Partnership in 20th Century West-European DemocraciesBy Karel Davids, 2007, P.165
According to a different numbering this was the Second Drees cabinet because it was the second cabinet with Willem Drees as Prime Minister, after the [[Drees–Van Schaik cabinet]].
(10 August 2006). "Coalities tussen sociaaldemocraten en confessionelen". Historisch Nieuwsblad.

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