Netherlands cabinet Biesheuvel-2
Encyclopedia
The second Biesheuvel cabinet (9 August 1972 - 11 May 1973) was a Dutch
rump cabinet
with ministers from ARP
, KVP
, CHU
(all confessional
parties), and VVD (conservative liberal
). It was the continuation of Biesheuvel I, which had become a 'caretaker
' cabinet when the social-democratic
DS70
removed itself from the coalition in June 1972. Elections
were held later that year. Because the following negotiations for forming the next cabinet took rather long, the cabinet took further reaching decisions than a caretaker cabinet is usually supposed to do.
Cabinet of the Netherlands
The cabinet of the Netherlands is the main executive body of the Dutch government. The current cabinet of the Netherlands is the Rutte cabinet.-Composition and role:...
rump cabinet
Rump cabinet
A rump cabinet is a cabinet from which one or more coalition partners have withdrawn and which has minority support in parliament.-Netherlands:...
with ministers from 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...
, KVP
Catholic People's Party
The Catholic People's Party was a Catholic Christian democratic Dutch political party. During its entire existence, the party was in government. The party is one of the precursors of the Christian Democratic Appeal.- 1945-1965 :The KVP was founded on 22 December, 1945...
, CHU
Christian Historical Union
The Christian Historical Union was a Dutch conservative Protestant political party. The CHU is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal.-History before 1908:...
(all confessional
Christian democracy in the Netherlands
This article gives an overview of christian democracy in the Netherlands, which is also called confessional politics, including political Catholicism and Protestantism. It is limited to Christian democratic parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament...
parties), and VVD (conservative liberal
Liberalism in the Netherlands
This article gives an overview of liberalism in the Netherlands. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament.-Background:...
). It was the continuation of Biesheuvel I, which had become a 'caretaker
Cabinet of the Netherlands
The cabinet of the Netherlands is the main executive body of the Dutch government. The current cabinet of the Netherlands is the Rutte cabinet.-Composition and role:...
' cabinet when the social-democratic
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
DS70
Democratic Socialists 1970
Democratisch Socialisten '70 was a Dutch social-democratic political party.-History:DS'70 was founded on April 4, 1970 as a result of a split from the Dutch Labour Party, PvdA...
removed itself from the coalition in June 1972. Elections
Dutch general election, 1972
The General Election to the House of Representatives of the States-General of the Netherlands was held in the Netherlands on November 29, 1972.-National summary:...
were held later that year. Because the following negotiations for forming the next cabinet took rather long, the cabinet took further reaching decisions than a caretaker cabinet is usually supposed to do.