Third Gerbrandy cabinet

The Third Gerbrandy cabinet, also called the Fourth London cabinet, was the Dutch government-in-exile from 23 February 1945 until 25 June 1945. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) following the resignation of the Second Gerbrandy cabinet on 27 January 1945. The national unity government (War cabinet) was the last of four war cabinets of the government-in-exile in London during World War II.^[1]

Third Gerbrandy cabinet Fourth London cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	23 February 1945 (1945-02-23)
Date dissolved	25 June 1945 (1945-06-25) (Demissionary from 12 May 1945 (1945-05-12))
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
No. of ministers	14
Member party	Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB)
Status in legislature	National unity government (War cabinet)
History
Legislature terms	1937–1946
Predecessor	Second Gerbrandy cabinet
Successor	Schermerhorn–Drees cabinet

Formation

On 27 January 1945 the Second Gerbrandy cabinet fell after Minister of the Interior Jaap Burger (SDAP) was asked to resign by Prime Minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (ARP) after holding a radio speech, differentiating between "wrongful" Dutch civilians (foute Nederlanders) and Dutch civilians who made a mistake (Nederlanders die een fout hebben gemaakt). However, because Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy did not discuss this with the rest of the cabinet, all Social Democratic Workers' Party ministers resigned in response. The demissionary cabinet continued until the installation of the Third Gerbrandy cabinet on 23 February 1945.

Term

Although the cabinet was officially seated in London, Minister of the Interior Louis Beel (RKSP) was already present in the earlier liberated southern part of the Netherlands in Oisterwijk, where he introduced a temporary arrangement for municipal and provincial governments after the war. Emergency municipal councils were to be appointed by a separate electoral colleges. An important part of the administrative tasks in the liberated part of the Netherlands is executed under the authority of the Military Command by the Commander-in-chief of the Armed forces General Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld and Major general Henk Kruls.

Cabinet members

Cabinet members^[2]

Ministers			Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)			Term of office	Party
		Dr. Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885–1961)	Prime Minister			3 September 1940 – 25 June 1945 [Retained]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
			Minister	General Warfare		21 May 1942 – 25 June 1945 [Retained]
			Minister	Justice		23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945
		Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977)	Minister	Interior		23 February 1945 – 15 September 1947 [Continued]	Roman Catholic State Party
		Eelco van Kleffens (1894–1983)	Minister	Foreign Affairs		10 August 1939 – 1 March 1946 [Retained] [Continued]	Independent Classical Liberal
		Dr. Gerardus Huysmans (1904–1948)	Minister	Finance		23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
		Hans Gispen (1905–1968)	Minister	Commerce, Industry and Agriculture		23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Anti-Revolutionary Party
		Jim de Booy (1885–1969)	Minister	Navy		23 February 1945 – 3 July 1946 [Continued]	Independent Classical Liberal
			Minister	Shipping		31 May 1944 – 3 July 1946 [Retained] [Continued]
			Minister	War		23 February 1945 – 4 April 1945 [Ad Interim]
		Dr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985)				4 April 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
		Frans Wijffels (1899–1968)	Minister	Social Affairs		23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
		Gerrit Bolkestein (1871–1956)	Minister	Education, Arts and Sciences		10 August 1939 – 25 June 1945 [Retained]	Free-thinking Democratic League
		Frans Wijffels (1899–1968)	Minister	Water Management		23 February 1945 – 4 April 1945 [Ad Interim]	Roman Catholic State Party
		Theo Tromp (1903–1984)				4 April 1945 – 25 June 1945	Independent Classical Liberal
		Dr. Josef Schmutzer (1882–1946)	Minister	Colonial Affairs		23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945	Roman Catholic State Party
Minister without portfolio			Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)			Term of office	Party
		Jonkheer Edgar Michiels van Verduynen (1885–1952)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	• Foreign Policy	1 January 1942 – 25 June 1945 [Retained]	Independent Classical Liberal

^Resigned

^{Dismissed from office}

^{Retained from the previous cabinet}

^{Continued in the next cabinet}

^Acting

^{Ad Interim}

^{Died in Office}

^{Appointed as Minister of the Interior}

Military Authority					Term of office	Branch of Service
		General / Lieutenant-Admiral HRH B.L.F.E.J.C.K.G.P. prince (Bernhard) of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1911–2004)	Commander-in-chief	Netherlands Armed Forces	3 September 1944 – 13 September 1945	Army Navy
		generaal–majoor mr. H.J. (Henk) Kruls (1885–1952)	Military Authority Chief of Staff	Netherlands Armed Forces	3 September 1944 – 1 January 1946	Army (Artillery)