Second De Geer cabinet First London cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of the Netherlands | |
 The first meeting of the Second De Geer cabinet on 6 September 1939 | |
| Date formed | 10 August 1939 |
| Date dissolved | 3 September 1940 (Demissionary from 26 August 1940) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Queen Wilhelmina |
| Head of government | Dirk Jan de Geer |
| No. of ministers | 11 |
| Member party | Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU) Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) |
| Status in legislature | National unity government (War cabinet) |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 1937–1946 |
| Predecessor | Fifth Colijn cabinet |
| Successor | First Gerbrandy cabinet |
| Part of the Politics series |
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The Second De Geer cabinet, also called the First London cabinet, was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 10 August 1939 until 3 September 1940. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) following the dismissal of the Fifth Colijn cabinet by Queen Wilhelmina on 27 July 1939.[1] The national unity government became a War cabinet on 14 May 1940 following the German invasion and fled to London. The government-in-exile was dismissed by Queen Wilhelmina on 26 August 1940.[2]
- ^ "De korte regering van het Kabinet Colijn-V" (in Dutch). IsGeschiedenis. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Geer, jhr. Dirk Jan de (1870-1960)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2018.