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 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 Colijn II cabinet. It was the third of five cabinets of Hendrikus Colijn, the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party as chairman of the Council of Ministers.^{[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
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	Majority government
History
Legislature terms	1933–1937
Predecessor	Second Colijn cabinet
Successor	Fourth Colijn cabinet

Composition

Composition^[6]

Title	Minister				Term of office
	Image	Name	Party		Start	End
Chairman of the Council of Ministers Minister of Colonial Affairs		Hendrikus Colijn		ARP	31 July 1935	24 June 1937
Minister of the Interior		Jacob Adriaan de Wilde		ARP	31 July 1935	24 June 1937
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff		Indep.[a]	31 July 1935	24 June 1937
Minister of Finance		Pieter Oud		VDB	31 July 1935	24 June 1937
Minister of Justice		Josef van Schaik		RKSP	31 July 1935	24 June 1937
Minister of Economic Affairs (1935) Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping (1935–1937)		Henri Gelissen		RKSP	31 July 1935	24 June 1937
Minister of Defence		Laurent Deckers		RKSP	31 July 1935	2 September 1935
		Hendrikus Colijn		ARP	2 September 1935	24 June 1937
Minister of Social Affairs		Marcus Slingenberg		VDB	31 July 1935	24 June 1937
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences		Jan Rudolph Slotemaker de Bruïne		CHU	31 July 1935	24 June 1937
Minister of Water Management		Otto van Lidth de Jeude		LSP	31 July 1935	24 June 1937
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries		Laurent Deckers		RKSP	2 September 1935	24 June 1937

1. Liberal