Third Gerbrandy cabinet

Third Gerbrandy cabinet
*Fourth London cabinet*
Third Gerbrandy cabinet ; Fourth London cabinet
; 40th Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	23 February 1945
Date dissolved	25 June 1945 ; (Demissionary from 12 May 1945)
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
No. of ministers	14
Member party	Roman Catholic ; State Party ; (RKSP) ; Anti-Revolutionary Party ; (ARP) ; Free-thinking ; Democratic League ; (VDB)
Status in legislature	National unity government (War cabinet)
History
Legislature term(s)	1937–1946
Predecessor	Second Gerbrandy cabinet
Successor	Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet

The Third Gerbrandy cabinet, also called the Fourth London cabinet, was the Dutch government-in-exile from 23 February 1945 until 25 June 1945. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) following the resignation of the Second Gerbrandy cabinet on 27 January 1945. The national unity government (War cabinet) was the last of four war cabinets of the government-in-exile in London during World War II.^[1]

Formation

On 27 January 1945 the

Minister of the Interior Jaap Burger (SDAP) was asked to resign by Prime Minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (ARP) after holding a radio speech, differentiating between "wrongful" Dutch civilians (foute Nederlanders) and Dutch civilians who made a mistake (Nederlanders die een fout hebben gemaakt). However, because Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy did not discuss this with the rest of the cabinet, all Social Democratic Workers' Party ministers resigned in response. The demissionary cabinet

continued until the installation of the Third Gerbrandy cabinet on 23 February 1945.

Term

Although the cabinet was officially seated in London,

Armed forces General Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld and Major general Henk Kruls

.

Cabinet Members

Ministers		Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)			Term of office	Party
	Dr. Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961)	Prime Minister			3 September 1940 – 25 June 1945 ^[Retained]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Minister	General Warfare		21 May 1942 – 25 June 1945 ^[Retained]
		Minister	Justice		23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945
	Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977)	Minister	Interior		23 February 1945 – 15 September 1947 ^[Continued]	Roman Catholic State Party
	Eelco van Kleffens (1894–1983)	Minister	Foreign Affairs		10 August 1939 – 1 March 1946 ^[Retained] ^[Continued]	Independent Classical Liberal
	Dr. Gerardus Huysmans (1904–1948)	Minister	Finance		23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
	Hans Gispen (1905–1968)	Minister	Commerce, Industry and Agriculture		23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Jim de Booy (1885–1969)	Minister	Navy		23 February 1945 – 3 July 1946 ^[Continued]	Independent Classical Liberal
		Minister	Shipping		31 May 1944 – 3 July 1946 ^[Retained] ^[Continued]
		Minister	War		23 February 1945 – 4 April 1945 ^{[Ad Interim]}
	Dr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985)	Minister	War		4 April 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
	Frans Wijffels (1899–1968)	Minister	Social Affairs		23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
	Gerrit Bolkestein (1871–1956)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences		10 August 1939 – 25 June 1945 ^[Retained]	Free-thinking Democratic League
	Frans Wijffels (1899–1968)	Minister	Water Management		23 February 1945 – 4 April 1945 ^{[Ad Interim]}	Roman Catholic State Party
	Theo Tromp (1903–1984)	Minister	Water Management		4 April 1945 – 25 June 1945	Independent Classical Liberal
	Dr. Josef Schmutzer (1882–1946)	Minister	Colonial Affairs		23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
Minister without portfolio		Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)			Term of office	Party
	Jonkheer Edgar Michiels van Verduynen (1885–1952)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	• Foreign Policy	1 January 1942 – 25 June 1945 ^[Retained]	Independent Classical Liberal
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^Resigned

^{Dismissed from office}

^{Retained from the previous cabinet}

^{Continued in the next cabinet}

^Acting

^{Ad Interim}

^{Died in Office}

^{Appointed as Minister of the Interior}

Military Authority					Term of office	Branch of Service
		General / Lieutenant-Admiral HRH B.L.F.E.J.C.K.G.P. prince (Bernhard) of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911–2004)	Commander-in-chief	Netherlands Armed Forces	3 September 1944 – 13 September 1945	Army Navy
		generaal–majoor mr. H.J. (Henk) Kruls (1885–1952)	Military Authority Chief of Staff	Netherlands Armed Forces	3 September 1944 – 1 January 1946	Army (Artillery)

References

^ "Gerbrandy in Londen" (in Dutch). Andere Tijden. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Kabinet-Gerbrandy III Parlement & Politiek

[1] "Gerbrandy in Londen" (in Dutch). Andere Tijden. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

[1]

[Retained]

[Continued]

[Ad Interim]