General elections were held in the Netherlands on 7 July 1948. The Catholic People's Party remained the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 32 of the 100 seats.
The Drees–Van Schaik cabinet, also called the First Drees cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 7 August 1948 until 15 March 1951. The cabinet was formed by the Catholic People's Party, the
Prime Minister of Belgium Paul-Henri Spaak and Prime Minister Willem Drees at a Benelux conference in The Hague on 10 March 1949
Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Prime Minister Willem Drees at the Ministry of Defence on 11 January 1951