Netherlands cabinet Drees-2
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Drees I was a Dutch
cabinet under PM Willem Drees
that consisted of ministers of PvdA, KVP
, CHU
, VVD and one independent minister. It was a continuation of Drees-Van Schaik (sometimes called 'Drees I') after issues over the policy concerning New Guinea
led to the fall of the cabinet. However, this did not lead to new elections. The new formation was started by an informateur, which was a new phenomenon.
The New Guinea issue was consequently 'put in the freezer' and the focus shifted to social-economic issues.
A major new law was the unemployment law.
In 1951 the Netherlands became one of the founding members of the European Coal and Steel Community
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
cabinet under PM Willem Drees
Willem Drees
Willem Drees was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 7, 1948 until December 22, 1958....
that consisted of ministers of PvdA, KVP
KVP
KVP could refer to:*Katholieke Volkspartij, a Dutch political party*Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment, a defunct papermill once headquartered in Parchment, Michigan, USA*Karur Vysya Bank...
, CHU
Chu
Chu or CHU may refer to:Surname:* Chu , a common Chinese surname for 朱 , but it can also refer to any Chinese surname whose pinyin is "chu", such as 楚, 储, 褚, 初, 除 and other possible surnames....
, VVD and one independent minister. It was a continuation of Drees-Van Schaik (sometimes called 'Drees I') after issues over the policy concerning New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
led to the fall of the cabinet. However, this did not lead to new elections. The new formation was started by an informateur, which was a new phenomenon.
The New Guinea issue was consequently 'put in the freezer' and the focus shifted to social-economic issues.
A major new law was the unemployment law.
In 1951 the Netherlands became one of the founding members of the European Coal and Steel Community
European Coal and Steel Community
The European Coal and Steel Community was a six-nation international organisation serving to unify Western Europe during the Cold War and create the foundation for the modern-day developments of the European Union...
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