Louis Beel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis Beel

36th Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Date of Birth: 12-Apr-1902

Place of Birth: Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1977

Profession: judge, politician, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Louis Beel

  • Louis Joseph Maria Beel (12 April 1902 – 11 February 1977) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 3 July 1946 until 7 August 1948 and from 22 December 1958 until 19 May 1959.Beel worked as an civil servant for the municipality of Eindhoven from September 1920 until June 1924.
  • Beel applied at the Radboud University Nijmegen in June 1923 majoring in Law and obtaining an Bachelor of Laws degree in July 1925 before graduating with an Master of Laws degree in July 1928 and later returned to the Radboud University Nijmegen where worked as a researcher and got doctorate as an Doctor of Law on 1 July 1935.
  • Beel worked as an civil servant for the provinces of Overijssel from June 1924 until April 1929 and again for the municipality of Eindhoven from April 1929 until May 1942 as director of the Social Service from August 1930 until August 1934 and as municipal clerk from August 1934 until May 1942.
  • Beel also worked as a legal educator at schools in Tilburg, Breda and Eindhoven from July 1927 until May 1942.
  • On 1 May 1942 Beel resigned as municipal clerk following the appointment of National Socialist Hub Pulles as Mayor of Eindhoven.
  • During World War II Beeld worked as a lawyer in Eindhoven from May 1942 until January 1945. On 27 January 1945 the Cabinet Gerbrandy II fell and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the Cabinet Gerbrandy III with Beel appointed as Minister of the Interior, taking office on 23 February 1945.
  • Following the end of World War II Queen Wilhelmina ordered the formation of a cabinet of national unity to reorganize the state and make preparations for new elections with Beel continuing as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet Schermerhorn–Drees, taking office on 25 June 1945.
  • On 22 December 1945 the Roman Catholic State Party was renamed as the Catholic People's Party, Beel was one of the co-founders and became one of the unofficial Deputy Leaders of the Catholic People's Party.
  • After the election of 1946 Beel was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 4 June 1946.
  • After the election Beel was appointed as Formateur to form a new cabinet.
  • The following cabinet formation of 1948 resulted in a coalition agreement between the Catholic People's Party and the Labour Party (PvdA) which formed the Cabinet Beel I with Beel becoming Prime Minister of the Netherlands and remaining Minister of the Interior, taking office on 3 July 1946.
  • Beel served as acting Minister of Colonial Affairs from 30 August 1947 until 3 November 1947 during a medical leave of absence Jan Jonkman.
  • On 15 September 1947 Beel resigned as Minister of the Interior following reestablishment of the Ministry of General Affairs the cabinet department for the Prime Minister, taking office on 13 October 1947.
  • After the election of 1948 Beel returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 27 July 1948.
  • Following the cabinet formation of 1948 Beel not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Beel I was replaced by the Cabinet Drees–Van Schaik on 7 August 1948 and he continued to serve in the House of Representatives as a frontbencher.
  • In September 1948 Beel was nominated as the High Commissioner of the Dutch East Indies, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 7 September 1948 and was installed as High Commissioner, serving from 29 October 1948 until 18 May 1949. Beel worked as a distinguished professor of Administrative law and Public administration at the Radboud University Nijmegen serving from October 1949 until December 1951 and as a distinguished professor of Administrative law and Public administration at the Catholic Economic University serving from March 1950 until December 1951.
  • Beel was appointed again as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet Drees I following the death of Johan van Maarseveen, taking office on 6 December 1951.
  • After the election of 1952 Beel continued as Minister of the Interior and also becoming Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet Drees II, taking office on 2 September 1952.
  • Beel served as acting Minister of Social Work from 2 September 1952 until 9 September 1952 before the appointment of Frans-Jozef van Thiel and served as acting Minister of Justice from 4 February 1956 until 15 February 1956 following the death of Leendert Antonie Donker.
  • On 7 July 1956 Beel resigned after he was appointed as Chairman of the Beel Commission, a special commission that was tasked with the investigation into the influence of Greet Hofmans a friend and informal adviser to Queen Juliana.
  • Beel was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 November 1956.
  • In February 1958 Beel was nominated as a Member of the Council of State, taking office on 1 April 1958.
  • On 11 December 1958 the Cabinet Drees III fell and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity with Beel appointed as Formateur to form a new cabinet.
  • The following cabinet formation of 1958 resulted in the continuation of the coalition agreement between the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) which formed the caretaker Cabinet Beel II with Beel becoming Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Minister of General Affairs and Minister of Social Affairs and Health, taking office on 22 December 1958.
  • Shortly thereafter Beel announced that he wouldn't not stand for the election of 1959.
  • Following the cabinet formation of 1959 Beel per his own request asked not to be considered for a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Beel II was replaced by the Cabinet De Quay on 19 May 1959.
  • In May 1959 Beel was nominated again as a Member of the Council of State, taking office on 1 June 1959 and in July 1959 he was nominated as Vice-President of the Council of State, serving from 1 August 1959 until 1 July 1972. Beel retired after spending 27 years in national politic and became active in the public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Carnegie Foundation, Organisation for Scientific Research, T.M.C.
  • Asser Instituut, Meertens Institute, Anne Frank Foundation and the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences) and served on several state commissions and as an diplomat and lobbyist for several economic delegations on behalf of the government. Beel was known for his abilities as a manager and negotiator.
  • During his premiership, his cabinets was responsible for introducing pensions, continuing the decolonization and reforms to social security.
  • Beel continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death from leukemia at the age of 74.
  • He holds the distinction as the only Prime Minister after World War II that served two non-consecutive terms.

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