First De Geer cabinet

The First De Geer cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 8 March 1926 until 10 August 1929. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) following the fall of the First Colijn cabinet on 11 November 1925.[1]

First De Geer cabinet
31st Cabinet of the Netherlands
Meeting of the First De Geer cabinet on 12 March 1926
Date formed	8 March 1926
Date dissolved	10 August 1929 (Demissionary from 3 July 1929)
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government	Dirk Jan de Geer
No. of ministers	9
Total no. of members	11
Member party	Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Majority government
Opposition party	Social Democratic Workers' Party
Opposition leader	Willem Albarda
History
Legislature term(s)	1925–1929
Predecessor	First Colijn cabinet
Successor	Third Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Jonkheer Dirk Jan de Geer (1870–1960)	Prime Minister		8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929	Christian Historical Union
			Minister	Finance	8 March 1926 – 26 May 1933
		Jan Kan (1873–1947)	Minister	Interior and Agriculture	8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929	Independent Liberal (Social Liberal)
		Dr. Jonkheer Herman van Karnebeek (1874–1942)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	9 September 1918 – 1 April 1927 ^[Retained] ^[Res]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Frans Beelaerts van Blokland (1872–1956)			1 April 1927 – 20 April 1933	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Jan Donner (1891–1981)	Minister	Justice	8 March 1926 – 26 May 1933	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Dr. Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941)	Minister	Labour, Commerce and Industry	8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929	Christian Historical Union
		Louis van Royen (1865–1946)	Minister	War / Navy	8 March 1926 – 24 April 1926 ^[Res]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Johan Lambooij (1874–1942)			24 April 1926 – 1 September 1928	Roman Catholic State Party
				Defence	1 September 1928 – 10 August 1929
		Marius Waszink (1881–1943)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences	8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929	Roman Catholic State Party
		Hendrik van der Vegte (1868–1933)	Minister	Water Management	8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Dr. Jacob Koningsberger (1867–1951)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

^Res Resigned.

References

1. "Geer, jhr. Dirk Jan de (1870-1960)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Kabinet-De Geer I Parlement & Politiek