Zijlstra cabinet

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Zijlstra cabinet
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Cabinet of the Netherlands
Kabinet 1966-11-21 - SFA001009803.jpg ZetelsZijlstra.svg
The first meeting of the incoming Zijlstra cabinet on 21 November 1966
Date formed22 November 1966 (1966-11-22)
Date dissolved5 April 1967 (1967-04-05)
134 days in office
(Demissionary from 15 February 1967 (1967-02-15))
People and organisations
Monarch Queen Juliana
Prime Minister Jelle Zijlstra
Deputy Prime Minister Jan de Quay
Barend Biesheuvel
No. of ministers13
Member party Catholic People's Party
(KVP)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(ARP)
Status in legislature Centrist
Minority government
(Caretaker/Rump)
History
Outgoing election 1967 election
Legislature terms 1963–1967
Incoming formation 1966 formation
Outgoing formation 1967 formation
Predecessor Cals cabinet
Successor De Jong cabinet

The Zijlstra cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 22 November 1966 until 5 April 1967. The cabinet was formed by the christian-democratic Catholic People's Party (KVP) and the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) after the fall of the previous Cabinet Cals. The caretaker rump cabinet was a centrist coalition and had a minority in the House of Representatives with former Protestant Leader Jelle Zijlstra a former Minister of Finance serving as Prime Minister and dual served as Minister of Finance. Former Catholic Prime Minister Jan de Quay served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Water Management, Protestant Leader Barend Biesheuvel continued as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and the responsibility for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs from previous cabinet.

Contents

The cabinet served in the middle of the tumultuous 1960s, domestically it had to deal with the counterculture and its primary objective was to make preparations for a snap election in 1967. Following the election the cabinet continued in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the De Jong cabinet. [1] [2] [3]

Formation

Following the fall of the Cals cabinet the Labour Party (PvdA) left the coalition and the Catholic People's Party and the Anti-Revolutionary Party formed a Rump cabinet.

Term

Such a transitional cabinet is not supposed to take important decisions, but it still resolved the issue over the introduction of commercial television, which had been a major issue in the two previous cabinets, with the omroepwet, which allowed commercial blocks on public television (between shows), despite protests by VVD and part of CHU.

The first meeting the Zijlstra cabinet on 22 November 1966. V.l.n.r. mr. Joseph Luns (KVP), dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP), dr. Jelle Zijlstra (ARP), Bestanddeelnr 919-8074.jpg
The first meeting the Zijlstra cabinet on 22 November 1966.

Cabinet Members

Ministers Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)Term of officeParty
Jelle Zijlstra 1966 (cropped).jpg Dr.
Jelle Zijlstra
(1918–2001)		 Prime Minister General Affairs 22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967		 Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Minister Finance
Jan de Quay 1962 (1).jpg Dr.
Jan de Quay
(1901–1985)		 Deputy
Prime Minister 		Transport and
Water Management 		22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967		 Catholic
People's Party
Minister
Barend Biesheuvel 1971.jpg Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)		 Deputy
Prime Minister 		Agriculture and
Fisheries 		24 July 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Minister
Minister Interior • Suriname and
Netherlands
Antilles Affairs
Jacob Merkelbach, Afb 010164033006.jpg Dr.
Koos Verdam
(1915–1998)		 Minister Interior 5 September 1966 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Joseph Luns 1966 (1).jpg Joseph Luns
(1911–2002)		 Minister Foreign Affairs 13 October 1956 –
6 July 1971
[Retained] 		Catholic
People's Party
Teun Struycken 1950 (1).jpg Teun Struycken
(1906–1977)		 Minister Justice 22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967		 Catholic
People's Party
Joop Bakker 1970 (1).jpg Joop Bakker
(1921–2003)		 Minister Economic Affairs 22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967		 Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Piet de Jong 1970.jpg Captain
Piet de Jong
(1915–2016)		 Minister Defence 24 July 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Catholic
People's Party
Gerard Veldkamp 1964 (1).jpg Dr.
Gerard Veldkamp
(1921–1990)		 Minister Social Affairs
and Health 		17 July 1961 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Catholic
People's Party
Isaac Arend Diepenhorst 1966 (1).jpg Dr.
Isaäc Arend
Diepenhorst
(1916–2004)		 Minister Education and
Sciences 		14 April 1965 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Herman Witte 1966 (1).jpg Herman Witte
(1909–1973)		 Minister Housing and
Spatial Planning 		22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967		 Catholic
People's Party
Klompe, dr. Marga A. M. - SFA001011541.jpg Dr.
Marga Klompé
(1912–1986)		 Minister Culture, Recreation
and Social Work 		22 November 1966 –
6 July 1971
[Continued] 		Catholic
People's Party
Minister without portfolio Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)Term of officeParty
Theo Bot (1966).jpg Theo Bot
(1911–1984)		 Minister Foreign Affairs • Development
Cooperation 		14 April 1965 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Catholic
People's Party
State Secretaries Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)Term of officeParty
Leo de Block 1969 (1).jpg Leo de Block
(1904–1988)		 State Secretary Foreign Affairs)• European Union
• Benelux 		3 September 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Catholic
People's Party
State Secretary Transport and
Water Management 		• Public
Transport
• Rail Transport
• Weather
Forecasting 		28 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Louis van Son 1967 (1).jpg Louis van Son
(1922–1986)		 State Secretary Economic Affairs • Small and
Medium-sized
Businesses
• Regional
Development 		28 November 1966 –
6 July 1971
[Continued] 		Catholic
People's Party
Gerard Peijnenburg 1983 (1).jpg Gerard
Peijnenburg
(1919–2000)		 State Secretary Defence • Army 13 May 1965 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Independent
Christian Democratic
Catholic
Adri van Es aan boord van Hr.Ms. Karel Doorman.jpg Vice admiral
Adri van Es
(1913–1994)		• Navy 14 August 1963 –
16 September 1972
[Retained] [Continued] 		Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Heije Schaper als staatssecretaris.jpg Lieutenant general
Heije Schaper
(1906–1996)		• Air Force 22 June 1966 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Independent
Conservative Liberal
Louis Bartels 1965 (1).jpg Dr.
Louis Bartels
(1915–2002)		 State Secretary Social Affairs
and Health 		• Primary
Healthcare
• Elderly Care
• Disability Policy
• Medical Ethics 		3 September 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Catholic
People's Party
Jose de Meijer 1965 (1).jpg Dr.
José de Meijer
(1915–2000)		• Occupational
Safety
• Public
Organisations 		15 November 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] 		Catholic
People's Party
Hans Grosheide 1963 (1).jpg Hans Grosheide
(1930-2022)		 State Secretary Education and
Sciences 		• Primary
Education
• Secondary
Education
• Special
Education 		3 September 1963 –
6 July 1971
[Retained] [Continued] 		Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Retained from the previous cabinet
Continued in the next cabinet

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References

  1. ↑ "Kabinetscrisis 1966: de Nacht van Schmelzer" (in Dutch). Parlement & Politiek. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Misschien waren we allebei teveel boekhouder'" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 12 September 1991. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kabinet Zijlstra - Vijftig jaar geleden aangetreden" (in Dutch). Andere Tijden. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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