Third Drees cabinet
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Drees III was the fourth Dutch
cabinet under prime minister Willem Drees
, with ministers from PvdA, KVP
, ARP
end CHU
.
The cabinet formation had taken 4 months. This was the longest and most difficult formation the Netherlands had ever seen, partly as a result of the rising tensions between PvdA and KVP. Also after the formation, these tensions kept rising, leading to the fall of the cabinet in December 1958. Root of the tensions were the decision of the Roman Catholic Church to excommunicate catholic socialists from the church. Nearly 100% of the south of the Netherlands used to vote for the catholic KVP for decades, but in the 1950s secular political parties got an increase in votes. The excommunication had the result of social exclusion in cities and villages which used to be solidly catholic blocks. Protestants in the north supported the Catholics.
After considerable growth after World War II
, the rising wages,combined with lowered taxes, now led to overspending
, which endangered the export. In reaction, wages and government spending were both lowered.
Rising tension with Indonesia
, mostly about New Guinea
, came to a climax when Indonesia nationalised Dutch properties in the country. The Dutch were supposed to leave entirely.
Other international problems were the Suez Crisis
and the Hungaria
n revolt, which led to monetary and economic problems. The threat of an oil crisis as a result of the Suez crisis led to the installation of car-free
Sundays. The suppression of the Hungarian revolution by the USSR led to plundering of communist institutions. Several thousands of Hungarian refugees were accepted into the Netherlands and welcomed in Dutch homes.
On 1 January 1957, the state pension AOW
after the age of 65, that was proposed during the former cabinet Drees II
, was installed. This resulted from a previous emergency law by Drees, and is the one thing he is remembered for most.
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 prime minister 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....
, with ministers from 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...
, ARP
Anti Revolutionary Party
The Anti Revolutionary Party was a Dutch Protestant Christian democratic political party. The ARP is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal. After 1917 the party never received more than twenty percent of the vote.-History before 1879:The anti-revolutionary parliamentary caucus...
end 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....
.
The cabinet formation had taken 4 months. This was the longest and most difficult formation the Netherlands had ever seen, partly as a result of the rising tensions between PvdA and KVP. Also after the formation, these tensions kept rising, leading to the fall of the cabinet in December 1958. Root of the tensions were the decision of the Roman Catholic Church to excommunicate catholic socialists from the church. Nearly 100% of the south of the Netherlands used to vote for the catholic KVP for decades, but in the 1950s secular political parties got an increase in votes. The excommunication had the result of social exclusion in cities and villages which used to be solidly catholic blocks. Protestants in the north supported the Catholics.
After considerable growth after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the rising wages,combined with lowered taxes, now led to overspending
Overspending
Overspending is spending more money than one can afford. It is a common problem when easy credit is available. This can also be called 'investing' in the public sector when infrastructure payments exceed actual calculated cost.-Causes:...
, which endangered the export. In reaction, wages and government spending were both lowered.
Rising tension with Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, mostly about 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...
, came to a climax when Indonesia nationalised Dutch properties in the country. The Dutch were supposed to leave entirely.
Other international problems were the Suez Crisis
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, Suez War was an offensive war fought by France, the United Kingdom, and Israel against Egypt beginning on 29 October 1956. Less than a day after Israel invaded Egypt, Britain and France issued a joint ultimatum to Egypt and Israel,...
and the Hungaria
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
n revolt, which led to monetary and economic problems. The threat of an oil crisis as a result of the Suez crisis led to the installation of car-free
Car-free
Car-free can refer to several things:*Pedestrian zones*Car-free movement...
Sundays. The suppression of the Hungarian revolution by the USSR led to plundering of communist institutions. Several thousands of Hungarian refugees were accepted into the Netherlands and welcomed in Dutch homes.
On 1 January 1957, the state pension AOW
Algemene Ouderdoms Wet
The Algemene Ouderdoms Wet is a 1956 Dutch law that installed a state pension, guaranteed for all. This law was a continuation of a 1947 temporary law. The old law was a proposal by Willem Drees and the new one came about when he was prime minister...
after the age of 65, that was proposed during the former cabinet Drees II
Third Drees cabinet
Drees III , was the fourth Dutch cabinet under prime minister Willem Drees, with ministers from PvdA, KVP, ARP end CHU....
, was installed. This resulted from a previous emergency law by Drees, and is the one thing he is remembered for most.