Dutch government-in-exile

Dutch government-in-exile Nederlandse regering in ballingschap
1940–1945
Flag Coat of arms
Status	Government in exile
Capital	Amsterdam
Capital-in-exile	London
Queen
• 1940–1945	Wilhelmina
Prime Minister
• 1940	Dirk Jan de Geer
• 1940–1945	Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
Historical era	World War II
• Surrender of the Dutch Army in the Battle of the Netherlands	15 May 1940
• Liberation from Nazi Germany	5 May 1945
Preceded by Succeeded by Netherlands Netherlands

The Dutch government-in-exile (Dutch: Nederlandse regering in ballingschap), also known as the London Cabinet (Dutch: Londens kabinet), was the government in exile of the Netherlands, supervised by Queen Wilhelmina, that fled to London after the German invasion of the country during World War II on 10 May 1940. The government had control over the Free Dutch Forces.^{[citation needed]}