Fourth Colijn cabinet

The Fourth Colijn cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 24 June 1937 until 25 July 1939. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) after the election of 1937. The right-wing cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. It was the fourth of five cabinets of Hendrikus Colijn, the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party as Prime Minister.[1][2][3][4][5]

Fourth Colijn cabinet
35th Cabinet of the Netherlands
Meeting of the Fourth Colijn cabinet in 1937
Date formed	24 June 1937
Date dissolved	25 July 1939 (Demissionary from 29 June 1939)
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government	Hendrikus Colijn
Deputy head of government	Carel Goseling (Unofficially)
No. of ministers	11
Member party	Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU)
Status in legislature	Right-wing Majority government
Opposition party	Social Democratic Workers' Party
Opposition leader	Willem Albarda
History
Election(s)	1937
Legislature term(s)	1937–1946
Predecessor	Third Colijn cabinet
Successor	Fifth Colijn cabinet

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)	Prime Minister		26 May 1933 – 10 August 1939 ^[Retained]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
			Minister	General Affairs	8 July 1937 – 10 August 1939
		Hendrik van Boeijen (1889–1947)	Minister	Interior	24 June 1937 – 31 May 1944	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	24 June 1937 – 1 October 1937 ^[Ad interim]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Jacob Adriaan Nicolaas Patijn (1873–1961)			1 October 1937 – 10 August 1939	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jacob Adriaan de Wilde (1879–1956)	Minister	Finance	24 June 1937 – 19 May 1939 ^[Res]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)			19 May 1939 – 25 July 1939 ^[Ad interim]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Carel Goseling (1891–1941)	Minister	Justice	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman Catholic State Party
		Max Steenberghe (1899–1972)	Minister	Commerce, Industry and Shipping	24 June 1937 – 15 July 1937	Roman Catholic State Party
				Economic Affairs	15 July 1937 – 25 July 1939
			Minister	Agriculture and Fisheries	24 June 1937 – 15 July 1937 ^[Ad interim]
		Dr. Jannes van Dijk (1871–1954)	Minister	Defence	24 June 1937 – 10 August 1939 ^[Retained]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Carl Romme (1896–1980)	Minister	Social Affairs	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman Catholic State Party
		Dr. Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences	18 May 1935 – 25 July 1939 ^[Retained]	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Johan van Buuren (1884–1970)	Minister	Water Management	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Charles Welter (1880–1972)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939	Roman Catholic State Party
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

^Res Resigned.

^{Ad interim} Served ad interim.

References

1. Herman Langeveld (1998). Hendrikus Colijn 1869-1944 Deel II 1933-1944: Schipper naast God. Balans. p. 6. ISBN 9789460034480.
2. "Hendrikus Colijn (1869-1944) – Premier tijdens de crisisjaren 1930" (in Dutch). Historiek. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
3. "Colijn, Hendrikus (1869-1944)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
4. "Hendrikus Colijn" (in Dutch). Historisch Nieuwsblad. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
5. "Formeren kun je leren" (in Dutch). Historische Studievereniging Leiden. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Kabinet-Colijn IV Parlement & Politiek