Charles Joseph Ignace Marie Welter (6 April 1880 – 28 March 1972) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct

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(ABRK) party later the

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(RKSP), the

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(KVP) and founder of

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(KNP) before rejoining the Catholic People's Party now merged into the

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(CDA) party and nonprofit director. Welter worked as a civil servant for the

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from July 1901 until October 1902 and for the Ministry of Colonial Affairs in the

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and

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in the Dutch East Indies from October 1902 until April 1908 and in

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from April 1908 until May 1911. Welter moved back to the Netherlands and worked for the Ministry of Colonial Affairs in

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from May 1911 until November 1915 and returned to the Dutch East Indies working for the Ministry of Colonial Affairs in Batavia from November 1915 until October 1925. After the election of 1925 Welter was appointed as Minister of Colonial Affairs in the Cabinet Colijn I, taking office on 1 October 1925. The Cabinet Colijn I fell just 3 months laste on 11 November 1925 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1926 with Welters not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Colijn I was replaced by the Cabinet De Geer I on 8 March 1926. In March 1926 Welters was nominated as a member of the

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, serving from 30 March 1926 until 30 March 1931. Welter semi-retired from active politic and became active in the

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served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government ( Cadastre Agency, Statistics Netherlands and the Welter Commission) and as an diplomat and lobbyist for several economic delegations on behalf of the government. Welter was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1937, taking office on 8 June 1937. Following the cabinet formation of 1937 Welter was appointed again as Minister of Colonial Affairs in the Cabinet Colijn IV, taking office on 24 June 1937. The Cabinet Colijn IV fell on 29 June 1939 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the first cabinet formation of 1939 with Welters not giving a cabinet post in the new cabinet, the Cabinet Colijn IV was replaced by the Cabinet Colijn V on 25 July 1939. On 25 July 1939 just three days later Cabinet Colijn V was dismissed by

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and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the second cabinet formation of 1939 when it was replaced by the Cabinet De Geer II with Welter again appointed as Minister of Colonial Affairs, taking office on 10 August 1939. On 10 May 1940

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the Netherlands and the

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fled to

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to escape the

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. The Cabinet De Geer II fell on 26 August 1940 after a conflict between Queen Wilhelmina and

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and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1940 when it was replaced by the Cabinet Gerbrandy I with Welter continuing as Minister of Colonial Affairs and was appointed as

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dual serving in both positions, taking office on 3 September 1940. The Cabinet Gerbrandy I fell on 12 June 1941 after a conflict between Queen Wilhelmina and

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Adriaan Dijxhoorn and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until the cabinet formation of 1941 when it was replaced by the Cabinet Gerbrandy II with Welter continuing as of Minister of Colonial Affairs, taking office on 27 July 1941. On 17 November 1941 Welter and Minister of Finance and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Shipping

Max Steenberghe Maximilien Paul Léon "Max" Steenberghe (2 May 1899 – 22 January 1972) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), which later formed to the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and is now merged into the Christian Democra ...

resigned after disagreeing with the cabinets war policies.

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