Second Beel cabinet

Second Beel cabinet
47th Cabinet of the Netherlands
First meeting of the cabinet in the Trêveszaal on 23 December 1958
Date formed	22 December 1958 (1958-12-22)
Date dissolved	19 May 1959 (1959-05-19) 148 days in office (Demissionary from 12 March 1959 (1959-03-12))
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Juliana
Prime Minister	Louis Beel
Deputy Prime Minister	Teun Struycken
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Catholic People's Party (KVP) Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) Christian Historical Union (CHU)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Majority government (Caretaker)
History
Outgoing election	1959 election
Legislature terms	1956–1959
Incoming formation	1958 formation
Outgoing formation	1959 formation
Predecessor	Third Drees cabinet
Successor	De Quay cabinet

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The Second Beel cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 22 December 1958 until 19 May 1959. The cabinet was formed by the Christian-democratic Catholic People's Party (KVP), Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) after the fall of the previous Third Drees cabinet. The caretaker cabinet was a centre-right coalition and had a slim majority in the House of Representatives with former Catholic Prime Minister Louis Beel returning as Prime Minister and dual served as Minister of Social Affairs and Health. Prominent Catholic politician Teun Struycken continued as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Property and Public Organisations from previous cabinet and dual served as Minister of Justice.

The cabinet served during final years of the turbulent 1950s. Domestically its primary objective was to make preparations for a snap election in 1959. Following the election the cabinet continued in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the De Quay cabinet.^[1]