Franciscus Gerardus Cornelis Josephus Marie "Frans" Teulings (15 November 1891 – 23 June 1966) was a Dutch politician of the defunct
Roman Catholic State Party
The Roman Catholic State Party ( nl, Roomsch-Katholieke Staatspartij, RKSP) was a Catholic Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1926 as a continuation of the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses ...
(RKSP) and later co-founder of the
Catholic People's Party
The Catholic People's Party ( nl, Katholieke Volkspartij, KVP) was a Catholic Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1945 as a continuation of the Roman Catholic State Party, which was a continuation of ...
(KVP) now merged into the
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal ( nl, Christen-Democratisch Appèl, ; CDA) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. It was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolution ...
(CDA) party and economist.
Teulings worked as
student researcher at the
University of Amsterdam
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June 1916 until July 1918. Teulings worked for the publishing company ''C.N. Teulings'' in
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
from August 1918 until September 1929 and as
COO from November 1920 until September 1929. Teulings was elected as a
Member of the House of Representatives after the
election of 1929, taking office on 17 September 1929. In May 1937 Teulings was nominated as Chairman of the supervisory board of the ''
Catholic Radio Broadcasting'' serving from 10 May 1937 until 18 May 1940. On 10 May 1940
Nazi Germany
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invaded the Netherlands and the
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
fled to
London
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to escape the
German occupation
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. During
World War II
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Teulings continued to serve as a Member of the House of Representatives but in reality the ''
De facto
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'' political influence of the House of Representatives was marginalized. During the
German occupation
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Teulings worked as an education administrator for the board of education of the ''
Our Secondary Education association'' and as Chairman from 11 July 1941 until 20 September 1949. Following the end of
World War II
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Queen Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina (; Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria; 31 August 1880 – 28 November 1962) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, longer than any other Dutch monarch. Her reign saw World Wa ...
ordered a
Recall of Parliament and Teulings remained a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 20 November 1945.
On 22 December 1945 the Roman Catholic State Party was renamed as the Catholic People's Party, Teulings was one of the co-founders and became one of the unofficial
Deputy Leader of the Catholic People's Party. Teulings was selected as
Parliamentary leader
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of the Catholic People's Party in the House of Representatives following the appointment of
Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers
Laurentius Nicolaas Deckers (14 February 1883 – 1 January 1978) 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 Demo ...
as a
Member of the Council of State, taking office on 1 April 1946. After the
election of 1946 the
Leader of the Catholic People's Party Carl Romme was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives and took over as Parliamentary leader on 4 June 1946. Teulings was elected as a
Member of the Senate after the
Senate election of 1948, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the day he was installed as a Member of the Senate, taking office on 27 July 1948. Teulings was appointed as
Minister of the Interior
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in the
Cabinet Drees-Van Schaik following the appointment of
Johan van Maarseveen
Johannes Henricus "Johan" van Maarseveen (3 August 1894 – 18 November 1951) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CD ...
as
Minister of Colonial Affairs, taking office on 20 September 1949. The Cabinet Drees-Van Schaik fell on 24 January 1951 and continued to serve in a
demissionary capacity until the
cabinet formation of 1951 when it was replaced by
Cabinet Drees I with Teulings appointed as
Deputy Prime Minister
A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president ...
and
Minister for Civil Defence, taking office on 15 March 1951. Teulings served again as acting Minister of the Interior from 18 November 1951 until 6 December 1951 following the death of
Johan van Maarseveen
Johannes Henricus "Johan" van Maarseveen (3 August 1894 – 18 November 1951) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CD ...
. In June 1952 Teulings announced that he would not stand for the
election of 1952 but wanted to return to the
Senate. After the
Senate election of 1952 Teulings returned as a Member of the Senate, serving from 15 July 1952 until his resignation on 3 May 1957. Following the
cabinet formation of 1952 Teulings per his own request asked not to be considered for a cabinet post in the new
cabinet, the Cabinet Drees I was replaced by the
Cabinet Drees II on 2 September 1952.
Teulings also became active in the
private sector
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Employment
The ...
and worked as
COO and Vice Chairman of the Board of directors of
investment firm
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''CEBEMA'' in 's-Hertogenbosch from November 1952 until December 1961. Teulings was known for his abilities as a
consensus builder and
manager
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includes the activities ...
. Teulings continued to comment on political affairs until his death.
Decorations
References
External links
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Mr. F.G.C.J.M. (Frans) TeulingsParlement & Politiek
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Mr. F.G.C.J.M. Teulings (KVP)Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
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1891 births
1966 deaths
Catholic People's Party politicians
Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands
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