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First De Geer cabinet

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First De Geer cabinet

Cabinet of the Netherlands
Meeting of the First De Geer cabinet on 12 March 1926
Date formed8 March 1926 (1926-03-08)
Date dissolved10 August 1929 (1929-08-10)
(Demissionary from 3 July 1929 (1929-07-03))
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Wilhelmina
Head of governmentDirk Jan de Geer
No. of ministers9
Ministers removed2
Total no. of members11
Member partyRoman Catholic
State Party

(RKSP)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(ARP)
Christian Historical Union
(CHU)
Status in legislatureCentre-right Majority government
History
Legislature terms1925–1929
PredecessorFirst Colijn cabinet
SuccessorThird Ruijs de Beerenbrouck 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]

Cabinet Members

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Ministers Title/Ministry Term of office Party
Dirk Jan de Geer 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 Jan Kan
(1873–1947)
Minister Interior and
Agriculture
8 March 1926 –
10 August 1929
Independent
Liberal

(Social Liberal)
Herman van Karnebeek Dr.
Jonkheer
Herman van Karnebeek
(1874–1942)
Minister Foreign Affairs 9 September 1918 –
1 April 1927
[Retained] [Res]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Frans Beelaerts van Blokland Jonkheer
Frans Beelaerts
van Blokland

(1872–1956)
1 April 1927 –
20 April 1933
Christian Historical Union
Jan Donner Dr.
Jan Donner
(1891–1981)
Minister Justice 8 March 1926 –
26 May 1933
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne 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 Louis van Royen
(1865–1946)
Minister War /
Navy
8 March 1926 –
24 April 1926
[Res]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Johan Lambooij Johan Lambooij
(1874–1942)
24 April 1926 –
1 September 1928
Roman Catholic
State Party
Defence 1 September 1928 –
10 August 1929
Marius Waszink Marius Waszink
(1881–1943)
Minister Education, Arts
and Sciences
8 March 1926 –
10 August 1929
Roman Catholic
State Party
Hendrik van der Vegte Hendrik van der Vegte
(1868–1933)
Minister Water Management 8 March 1926 –
10 August 1929
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Jacob Koningsberger 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

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