Third Colijn cabinet

The Third Colijn cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 31 July 1935 until 24 June 1937. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Christian Historical Union (CHU), Liberal State Party (LSP) and the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) after the resignation of the Second Colijn cabinet on 23 July 1935. The centre-right cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives and was a continuation of the previous Cabinet Colijn II. It was the third of five cabinets of Hendrikus Colijn, the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party as Prime Minister.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Third Colijn cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Meeting of the Third Colijn cabinet in 1936
Date formed	31 July 1935 (1935-07-31)
Date dissolved	24 June 1937 (1937-06-24) (Demissionary from 25 May 1937 (1937-05-25))
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government	Hendrikus Colijn
Deputy head of government	Josef van Schaik (Unofficially)
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU) Liberal State Party (LSP) Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Majority government
History
Legislature terms	1933–1937
Predecessor	Second Colijn cabinet
Successor	Fourth Colijn cabinet

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)	Prime Minister		26 May 1933 – 10 August 1939 [Retained]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
			Minister	Colonial Affairs	26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937 [Retained]
		Jacob Adriaan de Wilde (1879–1956)	Minister	Interior	26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937 [Retained]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Jonkheer Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff (1872–1957)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937 [Retained]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Pieter Oud (1886–1968)	Minister	Finance	26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937 [Retained]	Free-thinking Democratic League
		Josef van Schaik (1882–1962)	Minister	Justice	26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937 [Retained]	Roman Catholic State Party
		Dr. Henri Gelissen (1895–1982)	Minister	Economic Affairs	6 June 1935 – 2 September 1935 [Retained]	Roman Catholic State Party
				Commerce, Industry and Shipping	2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937
		Dr. Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (1883–1978)	Minister	Defence	10 August 1929 – 2 September 1935 [Retained] [Appt]	Roman Catholic State Party
		Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)			2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Marcus Slingenberg (1881–1941)	Minister	Social Affairs	31 July 1935 – 24 June 1937	Free-thinking Democratic League
		Dr. Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne (1869–1941)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences	18 May 1935 – 25 July 1939 [Retained]	Christian Historical Union
		Jonkheer Otto van Lidth de Jeude (1881–1952)	Minister	Water Management	15 March 1935 – 24 June 1937 [Retained]	Liberal State Party
		Dr. Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (1883–1978)	Minister	Agriculture and Fisheries	2 September 1935 – 24 June 1937	Roman Catholic State Party
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

^Appt Appointment: Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers appointed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.