Netherlands cabinet de Quay
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De Quay was the name given to a Dutch
cabinet
with ministers from KVP
, VVD, ARP
and CHU
.
Cabinet formation was again difficult due to the growing friction between PvdA and KVP. Despite the fact that this was the first post-war cabinet with the right-wing VDD and without the socialist PvdA, it continued with the building up social security that was started after the war, made possible by the continually growing economy. The free Saturday was introduced (for civil servants, in 1961), as well as laws for education (mammoetwet), unemployment benefit
(bijstandwet) and child benefit
(kinderbijslagwet). Natural gas
was discovered in Slochteren
, which would later turn out to be one of the biggest gas reserves in the world and a major source of income for the Netherlands in the decades to come.
On 23 December 1960 the cabinet fell over extra public housing (woningwetwoningen), but De Gaay Fortman
reconciled matters and the cabinet resumed on 2 January 1961.
In August/September 1962, New Guinea
was handed over to Indonesia
, under supervision of the UN.
Shortly after the installation of the new government, minister of defence Ven den Bergh resigned for personal reasons (family affairs with his US wife and children). In 1962, the new minister of defence Visser also had to resign after protests against his dismissal of a critical civil servant. In 1961 minister Van Rooy of social affairs resigned after criticism of how he dealt with the new child benefit law. His post was taken over by former state secretary Veldkamp, whose now vacant former position in turn was taken over by Gijzels.
In 1963, a proposal to install commercial tv was not accepted.
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
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
with ministers from 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...
, VVD, 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...
and 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....
.
Cabinet formation was again difficult due to the growing friction between PvdA and KVP. Despite the fact that this was the first post-war cabinet with the right-wing VDD and without the socialist PvdA, it continued with the building up social security that was started after the war, made possible by the continually growing economy. The free Saturday was introduced (for civil servants, in 1961), as well as laws for education (mammoetwet), unemployment benefit
Unemployment benefit
Unemployment benefits are payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people. Benefits may be based on a compulsory para-governmental insurance system...
(bijstandwet) and child benefit
Child benefit
Child benefit is a social security payment disbursed to the parents or guardians of children. Child benefit is means-tested in some countries.-Australia:...
(kinderbijslagwet). Natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
was discovered in Slochteren
Slochteren
Slochteren is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.The municipality can be characterized as a chain of small villages dividing a mostly agricultural landscape. Having an agricultural background for at least a thousand years, the community houses for the most part commuters to nearby...
, which would later turn out to be one of the biggest gas reserves in the world and a major source of income for the Netherlands in the decades to come.
On 23 December 1960 the cabinet fell over extra public housing (woningwetwoningen), but De Gaay Fortman
Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman
Wilhelm Friedrich "Gaius" de Gaay Fortman was a Dutch politician of the Anti Revolutionary Party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal .-Early life:...
reconciled matters and the cabinet resumed on 2 January 1961.
In August/September 1962, 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...
was handed over to 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...
, under supervision of the UN.
Shortly after the installation of the new government, minister of defence Ven den Bergh resigned for personal reasons (family affairs with his US wife and children). In 1962, the new minister of defence Visser also had to resign after protests against his dismissal of a critical civil servant. In 1961 minister Van Rooy of social affairs resigned after criticism of how he dealt with the new child benefit law. His post was taken over by former state secretary Veldkamp, whose now vacant former position in turn was taken over by Gijzels.
In 1963, a proposal to install commercial tv was not accepted.