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2 unusual facts about De Quay cabinet


De Quay cabinet

De Quay (19 May 1959 - 24 July 1963) was the name given to a Dutch cabinet led by Jan de Quay with ministers from KVP, VVD, ARP and CHU.

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Natural gas was discovered in Slochteren, which would later turn out to be one of the biggest gas reserves in the world and a major source of income for the Netherlands in the decades to come.


Marijnen cabinet

Marijnen (24 July 1963 - 14 April 1965) was the name given to a Dutch cabinet consisting of ministers from KVP, VVD, ARP and CHU, the same parties that formed the previous cabinet De Quay and can be seen as a continuation of that cabinet.


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