<page_title> List of Ministers of Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands </page_title> <section_title> List of Ministers of Colonial Affairs (1866–1959) </section_title> <table> <cell> Charles Welter (also Minister of Finance 1940–1941) (1880–1972) <col_header> Minister of Colonial Affairs </col_header> </cell> <cell> Dirk Jan de Geer (De Geer II) <col_header> Prime Minister (Cabinet) </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Minister of Colonial Affairs Charles Welter took over as Minister of Finance, succeeding Dirk Jan de Geer.