List of cabinets of the Netherlands facts for kids
The following is a list of cabinets of the Netherlands since 1877.
List
Cabinet | Prime Minister | Term of office | Demissionary | Time in office | Parties | Political position | Orientation | Legislature Status | Type | Election | |
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Kappeyne van de Coppello |
Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello |
3 November 1877 | 20 August 1879 | 11 July 1879 | 1 year, 290 days | Centre-right | Liberal | Majority | Conventional | 1877 | |
Van Lynden van Sandenburg |
Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg |
20 August 1879 | 23 April 1883 | 1 March 1883 | 3 years, 246 days | • • |
Right-wing | Christian Democratic–Liberal | Minority | Confidence and supply |
1879 |
J. Heemskerk |
Jan Heemskerk | 23 April 1883 | 21 April 1888 | 30 March 1888 | 4 years, 364 days | • • | Right-wing | Liberal | Minority | Confidence and supply |
1883 |
Mackay |
Aeneas Mackay | 21 April 1888 | 21 August 1891 | 9 July 1891 | 3 years, 122 days | ARP • • | Centre-right | Christian Democratic | Minority | Confidence and supply |
1888 |
Van Tienhoven |
Gijsbert van Tienhoven | 21 August 1891 | 9 May 1894 | 24 April 1894 | 2 years, 261 days | LU • | Right-wing | Liberal | Majority | Conventional | 1891 |
Röell |
Joan Röell | 9 May 1894 | 27 July 1897 | 28 June 1897 | 3 years, 79 days | (LU • ) |
Right-wing | Liberal | Minority | Confidence and supply |
1894 |
Pierson |
Nicolaas Pierson | 27 July 1897 | 1 August 1901 | 28 June 1901 | 4 years, 5 days | LU |
Left-liberal | Liberal | Minority | Confidence and supply |
1897 |
Kuyper |
Abraham Kuyper | 1 August 1901 | 17 August 1905 | 3 July 1905 | 4 years, 16 days | • ARP (1901–1904) |
Centre-right | Christian Democratic | Minority | Conventional | 1901 |
ABRK • ARP (1904–1905) |
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De Meester |
Theo de Meester | 17 August 1905 | 12 February 1908 | 21 December 1907 | 2 years, 179 days | LU • VDB |
Left-wing | Liberal | Minority | Confidence and supply |
1905 |
T. Heemskerk |
Theo Heemskerk | 12 February 1908 | 29 August 1913 | 26 June 1913 | 5 years, 198 days | ARP • ABRK (Ind. Cat. • Ind. Prot.) (1908–1909) |
Centre-right | Christian Democratic | Minority | Confidence and supply |
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ARP • ABRK (1909–1913) |
Majority | Conventional | 1909 | ||||||||
Cort van der Linden |
Pieter Cort van der Linden |
29 August 1913 | 9 September 1918 | 2 July 1918 | 5 years, 11 days | (LU • CHU • VDB EL) |
Left-liberal | Liberal | Minority | Confidence and supply |
1913 |
Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I |
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck |
9 September 1918 | 18 September 1922 | 18 July 1922 | 4 years, 9 days | RKSP • ARP • CHU | Centre-right | Christian Democratic | Majority | Conventional | 1918 |
Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II |
18 September 1922 | 4 August 1925 | 1 July 1925 | 2 years, 320 days | 1922 | ||||||
Colijn I |
Hendrikus Colijn | 4 August 1925 | 8 March 1926 | 11 November 1925 | 216 days | RKSP • ARP • CHU | Centre-right | Christian Democratic | Majority | Conventional | 1925 |
De Geer I |
Dirk Jan de Geer | 8 March 1926 | 10 August 1929 | 3 July 1929 | 3 years, 155 days | RKSP • ARP • CHU | Centre-right | Christian Democratic | Majority | Conventional | - |
Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III |
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck |
10 August 1929 | 26 May 1933 | 15 May 1933 | 3 years, 289 days | RKSP • ARP • CHU | Centre-right | Christian Democratic | Majority | Conventional | 1929 |
Colijn II |
Hendrikus Colijn | 26 May 1933 | 31 July 1935 | 23 July 1935 | 2 years, 66 days | RKSP • ARP • CHU LSP • VDB |
Centre-right | Christian Democratic–Liberal | Majority | Conventional | 1933 |
Colijn III |
31 July 1935 | 24 June 1937 | 25 May 1937 | 1 year, 328 days | - | ||||||
Colijn IV |
24 June 1937 | 25 July 1939 | 29 June 1939 | 2 years, 31 days | RKSP • ARP • CHU | Centre-right | Christian Democratic | Majority | Conventional | 1937 | |
Colijn V |
25 July 1939 | 10 August 1939 | 27 July 1939 | 16 days | ARP • CHU • LSP | Right-wing | Christian Democratic–Liberal | Minority | Caretaker | - | |
De Geer II (London I) |
Dirk Jan de Geer | 10 August 1939 | 3 September 1940 | 26 August 1940 | 1 year, 24 days | RKSP • SDAP • ARP CHU • VDB |
Centre | Majority | National unity (War cabinet) |
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Gerbrandy I (London II) |
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy |
3 September 1940 | 27 July 1941 | 12 June 1941 | 327 days | RKSP • SDAP • ARP CHU • VDB • LSP |
Centrist | Majority | National unity (War cabinet) |
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Gerbrandy II (London III) |
27 July 1941 | 23 February 1945 | 21 January 1945 | 3 years, 211 days | - | ||||||
Gerbrandy III (London IV) |
23 February 1945 | 25 June 1945 | 12 May 1945 | 122 days | RKSP • ARP • VDB | Minority | - | ||||
Schermerhorn–Drees |
Willem Schermerhorn | 25 June 1945 | 3 July 1946 | 16 May 1946 | 1 year, 8 days | RKSP • SDAP • VDB (ARP • CHU) (1945–1946) |
Centre-left | Christian Democratic– Social Democratic Liberal (Roman/Red) |
Majority | National unity (Confidence and supply) |
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KVP • PvdA (ARP • CHU) (1946) |
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Beel I |
Louis Beel | 3 July 1946 | 7 August 1948 | 7 July 1948 | 2 years, 35 days | KVP • PvdA | Centre-left | Christian Democratic– Social Democratic (Roman/Red) |
Majority | Grand coalition | 1946 |
Drees–Van Schaik (Drees I) |
Willem Drees | 7 August 1948 | 15 March 1951 | 24 January 1951 | 2 years, 220 days | KVP • PvdA CHU • VVD |
Centre-left | • Christian Democratic • Social Democratic • Conservative Liberal (Roman/Red) |
Majority | Grand coalition | 1948 |
Drees I (Drees II) |
15 March 1951 | 2 September 1952 | 25 June 1952 | 1 year, 171 days | - | ||||||
Drees II (Drees III) |
2 September 1952 | 13 October 1956 | 13 June 1956 | 4 years, 41 days | PvdA • KVP ARP • CHU |
• Social Democratic • Christian Democratic (Roman/Red) |
1952 | ||||
Drees III (Drees IV) |
13 October 1956 | 22 December 1958 | 11 December 1958 | 2 years, 70 days | 1956 | ||||||
Beel II |
Louis Beel | 22 December 1958 | 19 May 1959 | 12 March 1959 | 148 days | KVP • ARP CHU |
Centre-right | • Christian Democratic | Majority | Caretaker | - |
De Quay |
Jan de Quay | 19 May 1959 | 24 July 1963 | 15 May 1963 | 4 years, 66 days | KVP • VVD ARP • CHU |
Centre-right | • Christian Democratic • Conservative Liberal |
Majority | Conventional | 1959 |
Marijnen |
Victor Marijnen | 24 July 1963 | 14 April 1965 | 27 February 1965 | 1 year, 264 days | 1963 | |||||
Cals |
Jo Cals | 14 April 1965 | 22 November 1966 | 14 October 1966 | 1 year, 222 days | KVP • PvdA ARP |
Centre-left | • Christian Democratic • Social Democratic |
Majority | Conventional | - |
Zijlstra |
Jelle Zijlstra | 22 November 1966 | 5 April 1967 | 15 February 1967 | 134 days | KVP • ARP | Centre-right | Christian Democratic | Minority | Caretaker | - |
De Jong |
Piet de Jong | 5 April 1967 | 6 July 1971 | 28 April 1971 | 4 years, 92 days | KVP • VVD ARP • CHU |
Centre-right | • Christian Democratic • Conservative Liberal |
Majority | Conventional | 1967 |
Biesheuvel I |
Barend Biesheuvel | 6 July 1971 | 9 August 1972 | 19 July 1972 | 1 year, 34 days | KVP • VVD ARP • CHU DS'70 |
Centre-right | • Christian Democratic • Conservative Liberal • Social Democratic |
Majority | Conventional | 1971 |
Biesheuvel II |
9 August 1972 | 11 May 1973 | 29 November 1972 | 275 days | KVP • VVD ARP • CHU |
Centre-right | • Christian Democratic • Conservative Liberal |
Minority | Caretaker | - | |
Den Uyl |
Joop den Uyl | 11 May 1973 | 19 December 1977 | 22 March 1977 | 4 years, 222 days | PvdA • KVP ARP • PPR D'66 |
Centre-left | • Social Democratic • Christian Democratic • Green • Social Liberal |
Majority | Conventional | 1972 |
Van Agt I (Van Agt–Wiegel) |
Dries van Agt | 19 December 1977 | 11 September 1981 | 26 May 1981 | 3 years, 266 days | KVP • VVD ARP • CHU (1977–1980) |
Centre-right | • Christian Democratic • Conservative Liberal |
Majority | Conventional | 1977 |
CDA • VVD (1980–1981) |
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Van Agt II |
11 September 1981 | 29 May 1982 | 12 May 1982 | 260 days | CDA • PvdA D'66 |
Centre-left | • Christian Democratic • Social Democratic • Social Liberal |
Majority | Grand coalition | 1981 | |
Van Agt III |
29 May 1982 | 4 November 1982 | 8 September 1982 | 159 days | CDA • D'66 | Centre-right | • Christian Democratic • Social Liberal |
Minority | Caretaker | - | |
Lubbers I |
Ruud Lubbers | 4 November 1982 | 14 July 1986 | 22 May 1986 | 3 years, 252 days | CDA • VVD | Centre-right | • Christian Democratic • Conservative Liberal |
Majority | Conventional | 1982 |
Lubbers II |
14 July 1986 | 7 November 1989 | 3 May 1989 | 3 years, 116 days | 1986 | ||||||
Lubbers III (Lubbers–Kok) |
7 November 1989 | 22 August 1994 | 10 May 1994 | 4 years, 288 days | CDA • PvdA | Centre-left | • Christian Democratic • Social Democratic |
Majority | Grand coalition | 1989 | |
Kok I (Purple I) |
Wim Kok | 22 August 1994 | 3 August 1998 | 6 May 1998 | 3 years, 346 days | PvdA • VVD D66 |
Centrist | • Social Democratic • Conservative Liberal • Social Liberal (Purple) |
Majority | Grand coalition | 1994 |
Kok II (Purple II) |
3 August 1998 | 22 July 2002 | 16 April 2002 | 3 years, 353 days | 1998 | ||||||
Balkenende I |
Jan Peter Balkenende | 22 June 2002 | 27 May 2003 | 16 October 2002 | 339 days | CDA • LPF VVD |
Right-wing | • Christian Democratic • Nationalistic • Conservative Liberal |
Majority | Conventional | 2002 |
Balkenende II |
27 May 2003 | 7 July 2006 | 30 June 2006 | 3 years, 41 days | CDA • VVD D66 |
Centre-right | • Christian Democratic • Conservative Liberal • Social Liberal |
Majority | Conventional | 2003 | |
Balkenende III |
7 July 2006 | 22 February 2007 | 22 November 2006 | 230 days | CDA • VVD | Centre-right | • Christian Democratic • Conservative Liberal |
Minority | Caretaker | - | |
Balkenende IV |
22 February 2007 | 14 October 2010 | 20 February 2010 | 3 years, 234 days | CDA • PvdA CU |
Centrist | • Christian Democratic • Social Democratic |
Majority | Grand coalition | 2006 | |
Rutte I (Rutte–Verhagen) |
Mark Rutte | 14 October 2010 | 5 November 2012 | 23 April 2012 | 2 years, 22 days | VVD • CDA (PVV) |
Right-wing | • Conservative Liberal • Christian Democratic (Nationalistic) |
Minority | Confidence and supply |
2010 |
Rutte II (Rutte–Asscher) |
5 November 2012 | 26 October 2017 | 14 March 2017 | 4 years, 355 days | VVD • PvdA | Centrist | • Conservative Liberal • Social Democratic (Purple) |
Majority | Grand coalition | 2012 | |
Rutte III |
26 October 2017 | 10 January 2022 | 15 January 2021 | 4 years, 76 days | VVD • CDA D66 • CU |
Centre-right | • Conservative Liberal • Christian Democratic • Social Liberal |
Majority | Conventional | 2017 | |
Rutte IV |
10 January 2022 | Incumbent | 7 July 2023 | 2 years, 316 days | VVD • CDA D66 • CU |
Centre-right | • Conservative Liberal • Christian Democratic • Social Liberal |
Majority | Conventional | 2021 |
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