page_title: Marga Klompé
hierarchical_section_title: Marga Klompé
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Minister Marga Klompé (1912-1986) zittend aan een bureau. Zonder plaats [Nederland], 1958.
context_page_description: Margaretha Albertina Maria "Marga" Klompé was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal party and chemist. She was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 17 July 1971.
  Klompé attended a Gymnasium in Arnhem from June 1925 until June 1929 and applied at the Utrecht University in June 1929 majoring in Chemistry and obtaining an Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree in April 1931 before graduating with an Master of Science in Chemistry degree in July 1932. Klompé worked as a science teacher in Nijmegen from July 1932 until August 1949. Klompé returned to the Utrecht University in June 1933 for a postgraduate education in Physics and Mathematics obtaining an Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and an Bachelor of Mathematics degree in July 1934 before graduating with an Master of Physics degree and an Master of Mathematics degree in July 1936. On 10 May 1940 Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands and the government fled to London to escape the German occupation.
context_section_description: Margaretha Albertina Maria "Marga" Klompé (16 August 1912 – 28 October 1986) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and chemist. She was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 17 July 1971.
  Klompé attended a Gymnasium in Arnhem from June 1925 until June 1929 and applied at the Utrecht University in June 1929 majoring in Chemistry and obtaining an Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree in April 1931 before graduating with an Master of Science in Chemistry degree in July 1932. Klompé worked as a science teacher in Nijmegen from July 1932 until August 1949. Klompé returned to the Utrecht University in June 1933 for a postgraduate education in Physics and Mathematics obtaining an Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and an Bachelor of Mathematics degree in July 1934 before graduating with an Master of Physics degree and an Master of Mathematics degree in July 1936. On 10 May 1940 Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands and the government fled to London to escape the German occupation. During the German occupation Klompé continued her study and got an doctorate as an Doctor of Science in Mathematics on 21 April 1941 and as Doctor of Science in Physics on 30 April 1942. Klompé subsequently continued at the Utrecht University in June 1942 for another postgraduate education in Medicine but in April 1943 the German occupation authority closed the Utrecht University. Klompé joined the Dutch resistance against the German occupiers soon after the invasion in May 1940. Following the end of World War II Klompé worked as a political activist for the Dutch People's Movement from May 1945 until August 1948.
  Klompé became a Member of the House of Representatives after Johan van Maarseveen was appointed as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet Drees-Van Schaik after the election of 1948, taking office on 12 August 1948 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Social Work, Welfare, Media and deputy spokesperson for Education and Culture. Klompé was selected as a Member of the European Coal and Steel Community Parliament and dual served in those positions, taking office on 10 September 1952. After the election of 1956 Klompé was appointed as Minister of Social Work in the Cabinet Drees III, taking office on 13 October 1956. The Cabinet Drees III fell on 11 December 1958 continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1958 when it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Beel II with Klompé continuing as Minister of Social Work, taking office on 22 December 1958. After the election of 1959 Klompé returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 20 March 1959. Following the cabinet formation of 1959 Klompé continued as Minister of Social Work in the Cabinet De Quay, taking office on 19 May 1959. Klompé served as acting Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences from 7 November 1961 until 4 February 1962 and again from 23 April 1963 until 24 July 1963 during two medical leave of absences of Jo Cals. After the election of 1963 Klompé again returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 2 July 1963. Following the cabinet formation of 1963 Klompé per her own request asked not to be considered for a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet De Quay was replaced by the Cabinet Marijnen on 24 July 1963 and she continued serving in the House of Representatives serving as a frontbencher chairing the parliamentary committee for Social Work and the special parliamentary committee for Parliamentary Procedures and spokesperson for Social Affairs, Education, Social Work, Welfare, Culture and Equality. On 14 October 1966 the incumbent Cabinet Cals fell and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1966 when it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Zijlstra with Klompé again appointed as Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work, taking office on 22 November 1966. After the election of 1967 Klompé once again returned as a Member of the House
caption: Marga Klompé in 1958
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