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.

Zijlstra cabinet

51st Cabinet of the Netherlands
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
MonarchQueen Juliana
Prime MinisterJelle Zijlstra
Deputy Prime MinisterJan de Quay
Barend Biesheuvel
No. of ministers13
Member partyCatholic People's Party
(KVP)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(ARP)
Status in legislatureCentrist
Minority government
(Caretaker/Rump)
History
Outgoing election1967 election
Legislature term(s)1963–1967
Incoming formation1966 formation
Outgoing formation1967 formation
PredecessorCals cabinet
SuccessorDe Jong cabinet

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 edit

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 edit

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.

Cabinet Members edit

Ministers Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s) Term of office Party
  Dr.
Jelle Zijlstra
(1918–2001)
Prime Minister General Affairs 22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
Minister Finance
  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
(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
  Dr.
Koos Verdam
(1915–1998)
Minister Interior 5 September 1966 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
  Joseph Luns
(1911–2002)
Minister Foreign Affairs 13 October 1956 –
6 July 1971
[Retained]
Catholic
People's Party
  Teun Struycken
(1906–1977)
Minister Justice 22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Catholic
People's Party
  Joop Bakker
(1921–2003)
Minister Economic Affairs 22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
  Captain
Piet de Jong
(1915–2016)
Minister Defence 24 July 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Catholic
People's Party
  Dr.
Gerard Veldkamp
(1921–1990)
Minister Social Affairs
and Health
17 July 1961 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Catholic
People's Party
  Dr.
Isaäc Arend
Diepenhorst

(1916–2004)
Minister Education and
Sciences
14 April 1965 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
  Herman Witte
(1909–1973)
Minister Housing and
Spatial Planning
22 November 1966 –
5 April 1967
Catholic
People's Party
  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 office Party
  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 office Party
  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
(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

(1919–2000)
State Secretary Defence Army 13 May 1965 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Independent
Christian Democratic
Catholic
  Vice admiral
Adri van Es
(1913–1994)
Navy 14 August 1963 –
16 September 1972
[Retained] [Continued]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
  Lieutenant general
Heije Schaper
(1906–1996)
Air Force 22 June 1966 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Independent
Conservative Liberal
  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
  Dr.
José de Meijer
(1915–2000)
Occupational
Safety

Public
Organisations
15 November 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Retained]
Catholic
People's Party
  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

Trivia edit

References edit

  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.

External links edit

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