page_title: Second Beel cabinet
hierarchical_section_title: Second Beel cabinet
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Tweede kabinet Beel (1958-1959), het zogeheten intermezzokabinet. Zittend v.l.n.r: Luns, Struycken, Beel, Klompé, Cals. Staand v.l.n.r: Witte, Staf, Helders, Zijlstra, Middelburg, Van Aartsen. Trèveszaal, Binnenhof, Den Haag, 23 december 1958.
context_page_description: The Second Beel cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 22 December 1958 until 19 May 1959. The rump cabinet was formed by the christian-democratic Catholic People's Party, Anti-Revolutionary Party and Christian Historical Union after the fall of the previous Cabinet Drees III. The cabinet was a centre-right caretaker coalition and had a majority in the House of Representatives. Former Catholic Prime Minister Louis Beel returned as Prime Minister and dual served as Minister of Social Affairs and Health. Prominent Catholic politician Teun Struycken continued from the previous cabinet and served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Organisations and Minister of Justice. The rump cabinet served until the election of 1959.
context_section_description: The Second Beel cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 22 December 1958 until 19 May 1959. The rump cabinet was formed by the christian-democratic Catholic People's Party (KVP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Christian Historical Union (CHU) after the fall of the previous Cabinet Drees III. The cabinet was a centre-right caretaker coalition and had a majority in the House of Representatives. Former Catholic Prime Minister Louis Beel returned as Prime Minister and dual served as Minister of Social Affairs and Health. Prominent Catholic politician Teun Struycken continued from the previous cabinet and served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Organisations and Minister of Justice. The rump cabinet served until the election of 1959.
caption: The first meeting of the Second Beel cabinet on 23 December 1958
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