The cabinet served in the middle of the tumultuous 1960s, domestically it had to deal with the counterculture and economic changes following the discovery of the Groningen gas field and it had to deal with the fallout of the marriage between Princess Irene and carlist Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma and it was able to implement several major social reforms to health insurance and the public broadcasting system, internationally the disbandment of the Netherlands New Guinea was finalized.
The cabinet functioned during the tumultuous 1960s, domestically it had to manage counterculture and economic changes due to the Groningen gas field discovery and the aftermath of Princess Irene's marriage to Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma. It enacted major reforms in healthcare and public broadcasting. Internationally, the disestablishment of Netherlands New Guinea was finalized.