Second Beel cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of the Netherlands | |
  First meeting of the cabinet in the Trêveszaal on 23 December 1958 | |
| Date formed | 22 December 1958 (1958-12-22) |
| Date dissolved | 19 May 1959 (1959-05-19) 148 days in office (Demissionary from 12 March 1959 (1959-03-12)) |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Queen Juliana |
| Prime Minister | Louis Beel |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Teun Struycken |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Member party | Catholic People's Party (KVP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU) |
| Status in legislature | Centre-right Majority government (Caretaker) |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1959 election |
| Legislature terms | 1956–1959 |
| Incoming formation | 1958 formation |
| Outgoing formation | 1959 formation |
| Predecessor | Third Drees cabinet |
| Successor | De Quay cabinet |
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Thesecond Beelcabinet was theexecutive branch of theDutch Government from 22 December 1958 until 19 May 1959. The cabinet was formed by theChristian-democraticCatholic People's Party (KVP),Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), and theChristian Historical Union (CHU) after the fall of the previousThird Drees cabinet. Thecaretaker cabinet was acentre-right coalition and had a slimmajority in theHouse of Representatives with formerCatholic Prime MinisterLouis Beel returning asPrime Minister and dual served asMinister of Social Affairsand Health. ProminentCatholic politicianTeun Struycken continued asDeputy Prime Minister andMinister of the Interior, Property and Public Organisations from previouscabinet and dual served asMinister of Justice.
The cabinet served during final years of the turbulent1950s. Domestically its primary objective was to make preparations for asnap election in1959. Following theelection the cabinet continued in ademissionary capacity until it was replaced by theDe Quay cabinet.[1]
On 11 December 1958 theThird Drees cabinet fell after a crises between theLabour Party and theCatholic People's Party over the prolonging for a proposed tax increase from the initial two years to only onefiscal year. Following the fall of thecabinet theLabour Party left the coalition and theCatholic People's Party,Anti-Revolutionary Party andChristian Historical Union formed arump cabinet. FormerPrime MinisterLouis Beel was appointed asPrime Minister on 22 December 1958.
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