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Fifth Colijn cabinet

The Fifth Colijn cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 25 July 1939 until 10 August 1939. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the Liberal State Party (LSP). The right-wing cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives. It was the last of five cabinets of Hendrikus Colijn, the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.

Formation
The previous Fourth Colijn cabinet had fallen on 29 June 1939, because Colijn refused to implement the plans of Minister of Social Affairs Carl Romme, after which the ministers of the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) refused to continue working with Colijn. Colijn attempted to form a new cabinet with the RKSP, and on July 5, 1939, he held talks with the leaders of the parties represented in the House of Representatives. Party leaders of the RKSP and Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) objected to Colijn's plans to cut spending in all areas except defense. Colijn asked Queen Wilhelmina to relieve him of his task as formateur, but she refused because she did not yet know who would succeed Colijn and on August 10, the center-left Second De Geer cabinet came to power. ==Composition==
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