Jo Cals
| Jo Cals | |
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| 33rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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In office 14 April 1965 – 22 November 1966 |
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| Monarch | Juliana |
| Preceded by | Victor Marijnen |
| Succeeded by | Jelle Zijlstra |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 2 July 1963 – 14 April 1965 |
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| Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences | |
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In office 2 September 1952 – 24 July 1963 |
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| Prime Minister |
Willem Drees (1952–1958) Louis Beel (1958–1959) Jan de Quay (1959–1963) |
| Preceded by | Theo Rutten |
| Succeeded by | Theo Bot |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 20 March 1959 – 19 May 1959 |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 3 July 1956 – 3 October 1956 |
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| State Secretary for Education, Arts and Sciences | |
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In office 15 March 1950 – 2 September 1952 |
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| Prime Minister | Willem Drees |
| Succeeded by | Anna de Waal |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 19 August 1948 – 15 March 1950 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jozef Maria Laurens Theo Cals 18 July 1914 Roermond, Netherlands |
| Died | 30 December 1971 (aged 57) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Catholic People's Party (from 1945) |
| Other political affiliations |
Roman-Catholic State Party (until 1945) |
| Spouse(s) | Truus van der Heijden (1915–1982) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Radboud University Nijmegen (LL.M.) |
| Occupation |
Politician Civil Servant Corporate director Jurist Lawyer Teacher |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Jozef Maria Laurens Theo "Jo" Cals (18 July 1914 – 30 December 1971) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP), now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 14 April 1965 until 22 November 1966.
He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 19 August 1948 until 15 March 1950, when he became State Secretary for Education, Arts and Sciences serving from 15 March 1950 until 2 September 1952 in the Drees-Van Schaik and Drees I cabinets. He became Minister of Education, Arts and Sciences serving from 2 September 1952 until 24 July 1963 in the Drees II and III, Beel II and De Quay cabinets. He again returned to the House of Representatives for two short periods, after the 1956 and 1959 general elections. Serving from 3 July 1956 until 3 October 1956 and from 20 March 1959 until 19 May 1959. And again a Member of the House of Representatives from 2 July 1963 until 14 April 1965. After the fall of the Marijnen cabinet, Cals became Prime Minister of the Netherlands, leading the Cals cabinet.
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