The Marijnen cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 24 July 1963 until 14 April 1965. The cabinet was a continuation of the previous De Quay cabinet and was formed by the Christian democratic Catholic People's Party (KVP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) after the election of 1963. The cabinet was a centre-right coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with prominent Catholic politician Victor Marijnen the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the previous cabinet serving as Prime Minister. Protestant Leader Barend Biesheuvel served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and was given the portfolio of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs.

Marijnen cabinet

Cabinet of the Netherlands
The installation of the Marijnen cabinet on 24 July 1963
Date formed24 July 1963 (1963-07-24)
Date dissolved14 April 1965 (1965-04-14)
1 year, 264 days in office
(Demissionary from 27 February 1965 (1965-02-27))
People and organisations
MonarchQueen Juliana
Prime MinisterVictor Marijnen
Deputy Prime MinisterBarend Biesheuvel
No. of ministers14
Member partyCatholic People's Party
(KVP)
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy

(VVD)
Anti-Revolutionary Party
(ARP)
Christian Historical Union
(CHU)
Status in legislatureCentre-right
Majority government
History
Election1963 election
Legislature terms1963–1967
Incoming formation1963 formation
Outgoing formation1965 formation
PredecessorDe Quay cabinet
SuccessorCals cabinet

The cabinet served in the middle of the tumultuous 1960s, domestically it had to deal with the counterculture and economic changes following the discovery of the Groningen gas field and it had to deal with the fallout of the marriage between Princess Irene and Carlist Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma and it was able to implement several major social reforms to health insurance and the public broadcasting system, internationally the disbandment of the Netherlands New Guinea was finalized. The cabinet suffered several major internal conflicts, and fell just 19 months into its term on 27 February 1965 following a conflict over the implantation of Commercial Broadcasting and continued in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced with the Cals cabinet.[1][2]

Term

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The natural gas reserves, recently found in Slochteren were a considerable boost for the economy. This, combined with labour shortage led to a rise in wages and the attraction of foreign workers. Despite this being the second cabinet without socialist Labour Party, the building up of a welfare state, that was started after World War II, continued with the introduction of minimum wages in 1964 and the national health service.

In 1965, measures were taken against commercial television stations transmitting from the North Sea. The cabinet finally fell over the issue if commercial TV should be allowed in the Netherlands.

 
Prime Minister Victor Marijnen and Vice President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson at Ypenburg Airport on 5 November 1963.
 
Prime Minister of Belgium Théo Lefèvre and Prime Minister Victor Marijnen at Ypenburg Airport on 15 February 1964.
 
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Golda Meir and Minister Joseph Luns at Airport Schiphol on 25 February 1964.
 
West-German Minister for Foreign Affairs Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of West-Germany Ludwig Erhard, Prime Minister Victor Marijnen and Minister Joseph Luns at the Catshuis on 2 March 1964.
 
French Minister of Foreign Affairs Maurice Couve de Murville and Minister Joseph Luns at a NATO conference in The Hague on 12 May 1964.
 
United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Rab Butler and Minister Joseph Luns at a NATO conference in The Hague on 13 May 1964.
 
Minister Joseph Luns, Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev and Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Gromyko at the Kremlin Senate on 8 July 1964.
 
American Ambassador at Large Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and Prime Minister Victor Marijnen at the Catshuis on 20 August 1964.

Cabinet members

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Ministers Position Term of office Party
  Victor Marijnen
(1917–1975)
Prime Minister
Minister of General Affairs
24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
Catholic
People's Party
  Barend Biesheuvel
(1920–2001)
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs
24 July 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Continued]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
  Edzo Toxopeus
(1918–2009)
Minister of the Interior 19 May 1959 –
14 April 1965
[Retained]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
  Joseph Luns
(1911–2002)
Minister of Foreign Affairs 13 October 1956 –
6 July 1971
[Retained] [Continued]
Catholic
People's Party
  Dr.
Johan Witteveen
(1921–2019)
Minister of Finance 24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
  Ynso Scholten
(1918–1984)
Minister of Justice 24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
Christian
Historical Union
  Dr.
Koos Andriessen
(1928–2019)
Minister of Economic Affairs 24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
Christian
Historical Union
  Captain
Piet de Jong
(1915–2016)
Minister of Defence 24 July 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Continued]
Catholic
People's Party
  Dr.
Gerard Veldkamp
(1921–1990)
Minister of Social Affairs and Health 17 July 1961 –
5 April 1967
[Retained] [Continued]
Catholic
People's Party
  Theo Bot
(1911–1984)
Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences 24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
Catholic
People's Party
  Jan van Aartsen
(1909–1992)
Minister of Transport and Water Management 24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
  Pieter Bogaers
(1924–2008)
Minister of Housing and Construction 24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
Catholic
People's Party
  Jo Schouwenaar-
Franssen

(1909–1995)
Minister of Social Work 24 July 1963 –
14 April 1965
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
State Secretaries Position Term of office Party
  Leo de Block
(1904–1988)
State Secretary of Foreign Affairs
European Union
Benelux
3 September 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Continued]
Catholic
People's Party
  Dr.
Isaäc Nicolaas
Diepenhorst

(1907–1976)
State Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Development Cooperation
United Nations
International Organizations
28 September 1963 –
14 April 1965
Christian
Historical Union
  Dr.
Willem Hendrik
van den Berge

(1905–1987)
State Secretary of Finance
Fiscal Policy
Tax and Customs
Government Budget
27 May 1959 –
14 April 1965
[Retained]
Independent
  Joop Bakker
(1921–2003)
State Secretary of Economic Affairs
Small and Medium-sized Businesses
Regional Development
3 September 1963 –
22 November 1966
[Continued]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
  Major general
Joop Haex
(1911–2002)
State Secretary of Defence
Army
14 August 1963 –
14 April 1965
Christian
Historical Union
  Rear admiral
Adri van Es
(1913–1994)
State Secretary of Defence
Navy
14 August 1963 –
16 September 1972
[Continued]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
  Major general
Willem den Toom
(1911–1998)
State Secretary of Defence
Air Force
25 November 1963 –
14 April 1965
Catholic
People's Party
  Dr.
Louis Bartels
(1915–2002)
State Secretary of Social Affairs and Health
Primary Healthcare
Elderly Care
Disability Policy
Medical Ethics
3 September 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Continued]
Catholic
People's Party
  Dr.
José de Meijer
(1915–2000)
State Secretary of Social Affairs and Health
Occupational Safety
Public Organisations
15 November 1963 –
5 April 1967
[Continued]
Catholic
People's Party
  Hans Grosheide
(1930–2022)
State Secretary of Education and Sciences
Primary Education
Secondary Education
Special Education
3 September 1963 –
6 July 1971
[Continued]
Anti-Revolutionary
Party
  Louis van de Laar
(1921–2004)
State Secretary of Education and Sciences
• Social Services
Youth Care
Media
Culture
Art
• Recreation
Sport
24 October 1963 –
14 April 1965
Catholic
People's Party
  Mike Keyzer
(1911–1983)
State Secretary of Transport and Water Management
Public
Transport

Aviation
Rail Transport
Weather
Forecasting
22 October 1963 –
14 April 1965
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Retained from the previous cabinet
Continued in the next cabinet

Trivia

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References

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  1. ^ "Na 9 weken een nieuwe regering (1963)" (in Dutch). Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid (YouTube). 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Marijnen, Victor Gerard Marie (1917-1975)" (in Dutch). Huygens ING. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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