third Gerbrandy cabinet
{{Short description|Dutch government-in-exile (February–June 1945)}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Third Gerbrandy cabinet
Fourth London cabinet
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| jurisdiction = the Netherlands
| flag = Flag of the Netherlands.svg
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| date_formed = {{start date|1945|02|23|df=y}}
| date_dissolved = {{end date|1945|06|25|df=y}}
(Demissionary from {{Start date|1945|05|12|df=y}})
| government_head = Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
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| deputy_government_head =
| state_head = Queen Wilhelmina
| members_number = 14
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| political_party = Roman Catholic
State Party
(RKSP)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(ARP)
Free-thinking
Democratic League
(VDB)
| legislature_status = National unity government (War cabinet)
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| legislature_term = 1937–1946
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| previous = Second Gerbrandy cabinet
| successor = Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet
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{{Politics of the Netherlands}}
The Third Gerbrandy cabinet, also called the Fourth London cabinet, was the Dutch government-in-exile from 23 February 1945 until 25 June 1945. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) following the resignation of the Second Gerbrandy cabinet on 27 January 1945. The national unity government (War cabinet) was the last of four war cabinets of the government-in-exile in London during World War II.{{cite web|url=https://anderetijden.nl/aflevering/513/Gerbrandy-in-Londen|title=Gerbrandy in Londen|publisher=Andere Tijden|date=18 March 2003|access-date=9 June 2018|language=nl}}
Formation
On 27 January 1945 the Second Gerbrandy cabinet fell after Minister of the Interior Jaap Burger (SDAP) was asked to resign by Prime Minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (ARP) after holding a radio speech, differentiating between "wrongful" Dutch civilians (foute Nederlanders) and Dutch civilians who made a mistake (Nederlanders die een fout hebben gemaakt). However, because Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy did not discuss this with the rest of the cabinet, all Social Democratic Workers' Party ministers resigned in response. The demissionary cabinet continued until the installation of the Third Gerbrandy cabinet on 23 February 1945.
Term
Although the cabinet was officially seated in London, Minister of the Interior Louis Beel (RKSP) was already present in the earlier liberated southern part of the Netherlands in Oisterwijk, where he introduced a temporary arrangement for municipal and provincial governments after the war. Emergency municipal councils were to be appointed by a separate electoral colleges. An important part of the administrative tasks in the liberated part of the Netherlands is executed under the authority of the Military Command by the Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces General Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld and Major general Henk Kruls.
Cabinet members
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Cabinet membersSource: {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.parlement.com/id/vh8lnhrp8ws3/kabinet_gerbrandy_iii_1945 Parlement & Politiek] ! colspan=3 | Ministers ! colspan=3 | Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s) ! Term of office ! Party |
| rowspan=3 style="background:{{party color|Anti Revolutionary Party}};"|
| rowspan=3 | File:Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy 1941 (1).jpg | rowspan=3 | Dr. | | rowspan=3 | | 3 September 1940 – | rowspan=3 | Anti-Revolutionary |
| Minister
| 21 May 1942 – |
| Minister
| Justice | 23 February 1945 – |
| style="background:{{party color|Roman Catholic State Party}};"|
| File:Louis Beel 1945 (1).jpg | Dr. | Minister | Interior | | 23 February 1945 – |
| style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"|
| File:Eelco van Kleffens 1945.jpg | Eelco van Kleffens | Minister | | 10 August 1939 – |
| style="background:{{party color|Roman Catholic State Party}};"|
| File:Gerardus Huysmans 1945 (1).jpg | Dr. | Minister | Finance | | 23 February 1945 – |
| style="background:{{party color|Anti Revolutionary Party}};"|
| Hans Gispen | Minister | Commerce, | | 23 February 1945 – |
| rowspan=3 style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"|
| rowspan=3 | File:Jim de Booy (1945).jpg | rowspan=3 | Jim de Booy | Minister | Navy | rowspan=4 | | 23 February 1945 – | rowspan=3 | Independent |
| Minister
| Shipping | 31 May 1944 – |
| rowspan=2 | Minister
| rowspan=2 | War | 23 February 1945 – |
| style="background:{{party color|Roman Catholic State Party}};"|
| File:Jan de Quay 1945 (1).jpg | Dr. | 4 April 1945 – |
| style="background:{{party color|Roman Catholic State Party}};"|
| File:Frans Wijffels (1945).jpg | Frans Wijffels | Minister | | 23 February 1945 – |
| style="background:{{party color|Free-thinking Democratic League}};"|
| File:Gerrit Bolkestein (1944).jpg | Gerrit Bolkestein | Minister | Education, Arts | | 10 August 1939 – |
| style="background:{{party color|Catholic People's Party}};"|
| File:Frans Wijffels (1945).jpg | Frans Wijffels | rowspan=2 | Minister | rowspan=2 | Water Management | rowspan=2 | | 23 February 1945 – |
| style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"|
| 120px | Theo Tromp | 4 April 1945 – |
| style="background:{{party color|Roman Catholic State Party}};"|
| File:Josef Ignaz Julius Maria Schmutzer (1945).jpg | Dr. | Minister | | 23 February 1945 – |
| colspan=3 | Minister without portfolio
! colspan=3 | Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s) ! Term of office ! Party |
|---|
| style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};"|
| File:Edgar Michiels van Verduynen (1942).jpg | Jonkheer | Minister | • Foreign Policy | 1 January 1942 – |
:{{note_label|Resigned|Resigned}}
:{{note_label|Dismissed|Dismissed from office}}
:{{note_label|Retained|Retained from the previous cabinet}}
:{{note_label|Continued|Continued in the next cabinet}}
:{{note_label|Acting|Acting}}
:{{note_label|Ad Interim|Ad Interim}}
:{{note_label|Died|Died in Office}}
:{{note_label|Appointed1|Appointed as Minister of the Interior}}
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| colspan=5 | Military Authority
! Term of office ! Branch of Service |
|---|
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| File:Prins Bernhard beantwoordt vragen van oorlogscorrespondenten.jpg | General / Lieutenant-Admiral | 3 September 1944 – |
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| File:Hendrik Johan Kruls (1946).jpg | generaal–majoor | Military Authority Chief of Staff | 3 September 1944 – |
References
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