Ministry of the Colonies (Netherlands)

After the dissolution of the West India Company, a Council of the American Colonies and Possessions was established, which in 1806 was rescinded under King Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.

[1] Instead, the Ministry of Commerce and Colonies was established on 29 July 1806, headed by Paulus van der Heim.

[1] After the French were defeated in 1813, a Department for the Business of Commerce and Colonies was established on April 6, 1814, headed by Godert van der Capellen, as "Secretary of State".

[citation needed] It became a separate "cabinet" (department), first under the Vice Prime Minister (1959-1971),[1] later as: In 1998, this government was included in the new Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.

The TRIS, which from 1957 was part of the Royal Netherlands Army, was abolished after the transfer of sovereignty to Suriname in 1975.