The Zijlstra cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 22 November 1966 until 5 April 1967. The cabinet was formed by the christian-democratic Catholic People's Party (KVP) and the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) after the fall of the previous Cabinet Cals. The caretaker rump cabinet was a centrist coalition and had a minority in the House of Representatives with former Protestant Leader Jelle Zijlstra a former Minister of Finance serving as Prime Minister and dual served as Minister of Finance. Former Catholic Prime Minister Jan de Quay served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Water Management, Protestant Leader Barend Biesheuvel continued as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and the responsibility for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs from previous cabinet.
The cabinet served in the middle of the tumultuous 1960s, domestically it had to deal with the counterculture and its primary objective was to make preparations for a snap election in 1967. Following the election the cabinet continued in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the De Jong cabinet.
Formation Following the fall of the Cals cabinet the Labour Party (PvdA) left the coalition and the Catholic People's Party and the Anti-Revolutionary Party formed a Rump cabinet.
Term Such a transitional cabinet is not supposed to take important decisions, but it still resolved the issue over the introduction of commercial television, which had been a major issue in the two previous cabinets, with the omroepwet, which allowed commercial blocks on public television (between shows), despite protests by VVD and part of Christian Historical Union.
Cabinet members Ministers Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Dr. Jelle Zijlstra (1918–2001) Prime Minister General Affairs 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 Anti-Revolutionary Party Minister Finance Dr. Jan de Quay (1901–1985) Deputy Prime Minister Transport and Water Management 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party Minister Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001) Deputy Prime Minister Agriculture and Fisheries 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 Anti-Revolutionary Party Minister Minister Interior • Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs Dr. Koos Verdam (1915–1998) Minister Interior 5 September 1966 – 5 April 1967 Anti-Revolutionary Party Joseph Luns (1911–2002) Minister Foreign Affairs 13 October 1956 – 6 July 1971 Catholic People's Party Teun Struycken (1906–1977) Minister Justice 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party Joop Bakker (1921–2003) Minister Economic Affairs 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 Anti-Revolutionary Party Captain Piet de Jong (1915–2016) Minister Defence 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party Dr. Gerard Veldkamp (1921–1990) Minister Social Affairs and Health 17 July 1961 – 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party Dr. Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst (1916–2004) Minister Education and Sciences 14 April 1965 – 5 April 1967 Anti-Revolutionary Party Herman Witte (1909–1973) Minister Housing and Spatial Planning 22 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party Dr. Marga Klompé (1912–1986) Minister Culture, Recreation and Social Work 22 November 1966 – 6 July 1971 Catholic People's Party Minister without portfolio Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Theo Bot (1911–1984) Minister Foreign Affairs • Development Cooperation 14 April 1965 – 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party State Secretaries Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s) Term of office Party Leo de Block (1904–1988) State Secretary Foreign Affairs) • European Union • Benelux 3 September 1963 – 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party State Secretary Transport and Water Management • Public Transport • Rail Transport • Weather Forecasting 28 November 1966 – 5 April 1967 Louis van Son (1922–1986) State Secretary Economic Affairs • Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development 28 November 1966 – 6 July 1971 Catholic People's Party Gerard Peijnenburg (1919–2000) State Secretary Defence • Army 13 May 1965 – 5 April 1967 Independent Christian Democratic Catholic Vice admiral Adri van Es (1913–1994) • Navy 14 August 1963 – 16 September 1972 Anti-Revolutionary Party Lieutenant general Heije Schaper (1906–1996) • Air Force 22 June 1966 – 5 April 1967 Independent Conservative Liberal Dr. Louis Bartels (1915–2002) State Secretary Social Affairs and Health • Primary Healthcare • Elderly Care • Disability Policy • Medical Ethics 3 September 1963 – 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party Dr. José de Meijer (1915–2000) • Occupational Safety • Public Organisations 15 November 1963 – 5 April 1967 Catholic People's Party Hans Grosheide (1930–2022) State Secretary Education and Sciences • Primary Education • Secondary Education • Special Education 3 September 1963 – 6 July 1971 Anti-Revolutionary Party
References
External links Kabinet-Zijlstra Parlement & Politiek Kabinet-Zijlstra Rijksoverheid