Schermerhorn / Drees cabinet

The Schermerhorn / Drees cabinet was the first Dutch government after the end of the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II . The cabinet was appointed by Queen Wilhelmina on June 24, 1945 and remained in office until July 3, 1946.

minister

Business area / office	minister	Political party
Prime Minister General Warfare	Willem Schermerhorn	VDB / PvdA
Exterior	Eelco van Kleffens until March 1, 1946	independent
	Jan Herman van Roijen from March 1, 1946	independent
Judiciary	Hans Kolfschoten	RKSP / KVP
Interior	Louis Beel	RKSP / KVP
Education, art and science	Gerardus van der Leeuw	SDAP / PvdA
Finances	Piet Lieftinck	CHU / PvdA
war	Jo Meynen	ARP
Transport and energy	Steef van Schaik	RKSP / KVP
Marine shipping	Jim de Booy	independent
Public works and reconstruction	Johan Ringers	independent
Trade and commerce	Hein Vos	SDAP / PvdA
Agriculture, fishing and food supply	Sicco Mansholt	SDAP / PvdA
Social	Willem Drees	SDAP / PvdA
Overseas territories	Johann Heinrich Adolf Logemann	SDAP / PvdA
Minister with no portfolio	Jan Herman van Roijen until March 1, 1946	independent
	Eelco van Kleffens from March 1, 1946	independent

Web links

• Kabinet-Schermerhorn / Drees on rijksoverheid.nl (nld.)
• Kabinet-Schermerhorn / Drees (1945-1946) - Parlement & Politiek (nld.)