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The first meeting of the First Drees cabinet at the Ministry of General Affairs on 14 March 1951
Date formed	15 March 1951 (1951-03-15)
Date dissolved	2 September 1952 (1952-09-02) 1 year, 171 days in office (Demissionary from 25 June 1952 (1952-06-25))
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Juliana
Prime Minister	Willem Drees
Deputy Prime Minister	Frans Teulings
No. of ministers	15
Ministers removed	2
Totalno. of members	16
Member party	Catholic People's Party (KVP) Labour Party (PvdA) Christian Historical Union (CHU) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)
Status in legislature	Centre-left[1] Majority government (Grand coalition/Roman-Red)
History
Outgoing election	1952 election
Legislature terms	1948–1952
Incoming formation	1948 formation
Outgoing formation	1951 formation
Predecessor	Drees–Van Schaik cabinet
Successor	Second Drees cabinet

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TheFirst Dreescabinet, also called theSecond Drees cabinet^[2] was theexecutive branch of theDutch Government from 15 March 1951 until 2 September 1952. The cabinet was a continuation of the previousDrees–Van Schaik cabinet and was formed by thechristian-democraticCatholic People's Party (KVP) andChristian Historical Union (CHU), thesocial-democraticLabour Party (PvdA) and theconservative-liberalPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) after the fall of the previouscabinet. The cabinet was acentristgrand coalition and had a substantialmajority in theHouse of Representatives withLabour LeaderWillem Drees serving asPrime Minister. ProminentCatholic politicianFrans Teulings the Minister of the Interior in the previous cabinet served asDeputy Prime Minister andMinister without portfolio for the Interior.

The cabinet served during early years of the turbulent1950s. Domestically the recovery and rebuilding followingWorld War II continued with the assistance of theMarshall Plan, it also able to finalize several majorsocial reforms tosocial security,welfare,child benefits andeducation from the previous cabinet. Internationally thedecolonization of theDutch East Indies following theIndonesian National Revolution continued, theEuropean Coal and Steel Community was founded after the signing of theTreaty of Paris. The cabinet suffered no major internal and external conflicts and completed its entire term and was succeeded by theSecond Drees cabinet following theelection of 1952.^[3]

Ministers			Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)			Term of office	Party
		Willem Drees (1886–1988)	Prime Minister	General Affairs		7 August 1948 – 22 December 1958 [Retained][Continued]	Labour Party
		Frans Teulings (1891–1966)	Deputy Prime Minister	Interior	•Civil Defence	15 maart 1951 – 2 september 1952	Catholic People's Party
			Minister
		Johan van Maarseveen (1894–1951)	Minister	Interior		15 March 1951 – 18 November 1951 [Died]	Catholic People's Party
		Frans Teulings (1891–1966)				18 November 1951 – 6 December 1951 [Ad Interim]	Catholic People's Party
		Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977)				6 December 1951 – 7 July 1956 [Continued]	Catholic People's Party
		Dirk Stikker (1897–1979)	Minister	Foreign Affairs		7 August 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
		Dr. Piet Lieftinck (1902–1989)	Minister	Finance		25 June 1945 – 1 July 1952 [Retained][App]	Labour Party
		Willem Drees (1886–1988)				1 July 1952 – 2 September 1952 [Acting]	Labour Party
		Hendrik Mulderije (1896–1970)	Minister	Justice		15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Jan van den Brink (1915–2006)	Minister	Economic Affairs		20 January 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	Catholic People's Party
		Kees Staf (1905–1973)	Minister	War and Navy		15 March 1951 – 19 May 1959 [Continued]	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Dolf Joekes (1885–1962)	Minister	Social Affairs		7 August 1948 – 15 September 1951 [Retained]	Labour Party
			Minister	Social Affairs and Health		15 September 1951 – 2 September 1952
		Dr. Theo Rutten (1899–1980)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences		7 August 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	Catholic People's Party
		Hendrik Wemmers (1897–1983)	Minister	Transport and Water Management		15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Independent Christian Democratic Protestant
		Sicco Mansholt (1908–1995)	Minister	Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Supplies		25 June 1945 – 1 January 1958 [Retained][Continued]	Labour Party
		Dr. Joris in 't Veld (1895–1981)	Minister	Reconstruction and Housing		1 March 1948 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	Labour Party
		Dr. Willem Drees (1886–1988)	Minister	Colonial Affairs		15 March 1951 – 30 March 1951 [Ad Interim]	Labour Party
		Leonard Peters (1900–1984)				30 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Catholic People's Party
Minister without portfolio			Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)			Term of office	Party
		Dr. Guus Albregts (1900–1980)	Minister	Interior	•Public Organisations •Small and Medium-sized Businesses	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Catholic People's Party
State Secretaries			Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)			Term of office	Party
		Nico Blom (1899–1972)	State Secretary	Foreign Affairs	•Dutch East Indies	16 February 1950 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	Independent Conservative Liberal
		Ferdinand Kranenburg (1911–1994)	State Secretary	War and Navy	•Army •Air Force	1 June 1951 – 1 June 1958 [Continued]	Labour Party
		Vice admiral Harry Moorman (1899–1971)			•Navy	1 May 1949 – 19 May 1959 [Retained][Continued]	Catholic People's Party
		Dr. Piet Muntendam (1901–1986)	State Secretary	Social Affairs	•Primary Healthcare •Elderly Care •Disability Policy	1 April 1950 – 15 September 1951 [Retained]	Labour Party
				Social Affairs and Health		15 September 1951 – 1 October 1953 [Continued]
		Dr. Aat van Rhijn (1892–1986)	State Secretary	Social Affairs	• Social Security • Unemployment •Occupational Safety • Social Services	15 February 1950 – 15 September 1951 [Retained]	Labour Party
				Social Affairs and Health		15 September 1951 – 22 December 1958 [Continued]
		Jo Cals (1914–1971)	State Secretary	Education, Arts and Sciences	•Youth Care • Nature •Media •Culture •Art • Recreation •Sport	15 March 1950 – 2 September 1952 [Retained]	Catholic People's Party
		Lubbertus Götzen (1894–1979)	State Secretary	Colonial Affairs	•Netherlands- Indonesian Union •Colonial Fiscal Policy	15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952	Independent Christian Democratic Protestant

^Resigned

^{Retained from the previous cabinet}

^{Continued in the next cabinet}

^Acting

^{Ad Interim}

^{Died in Office}

^{Appointed as Special Representative of the World Bank}

• Nine cabinet members had previous experience as scholars and professors:Louis Beel (Administrative Law),Piet Lieftinck (Financial and Business Economics),Jan van den Brink (Public Economics and Economical Statistics),Dolf Joekes (Labour Law),Theo Rutten (Applied Psychology),Joris in 't Veld (Public Administration),Guus Albregts (International Economics),Piet Muntendam (Social Medicine) andAat van Rhijn (Fiscal Law).

Official

• (in Dutch)Kabinet-Drees II Parlement & Politiek
• (in Dutch)Kabinet-Drees I Rijksoverheid

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