Pierson cabinet
Pierson cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of the Netherlands | |
 Meeting of the Pierson cabinet | |
| Date formed | 27 July 1897 |
| Date dissolved | 1 August 1901 (Demissionary from 28 June 1901) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Queen Wilhelmina |
| Head of government | Nicolaas Pierson |
| Head of government's history | Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (Unofficially) |
| No. of ministers | 8 |
| Ministers removed | 2 |
| Total no. of members | 10 |
| Member party | Liberal Union (LU) Independent Liberals (I) (Confidence and supply) |
| Status in legislature | Left-liberal[1] Minority government |
| History | |
| Election | 1897 election |
| Outgoing election | 1901 election |
| Legislature terms | 1897–1901 |
| Predecessor | Röell cabinet |
| Successor | Kuyper cabinet |
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The Pierson cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 27 July 1897 until 1 August 1901. The cabinet was formed by the political party Liberal Union (CU) after the election of 1897. The left-liberal[2] cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives but was supported by Independent Liberals for a majority. Nicolaas Pierson of the Liberal Union was Prime Minister.[3]
Cabinet Members
| Ministers | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nicolaas Pierson (1839–1909) | Prime Minister | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | ||
| Minister | Finance | |||||
 | Dr. Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (1847–1917) | Minister | Interior | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | |
 | Willem de Beaufort (1845–1918) | Minister | Foreign Affairs | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | |
 | Dr. Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935) | Minister | Justice | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |
 | Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) | Minister | Water Management, Commerce and Industry | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | |
 | Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) | Minister | War | 27 July 1897 – 31 July 1897 [Ad interim] | Liberal Union | |
 | Lieutenant general Kornelis Eland (1838–1927) | 31 July 1897 – 1 April 1901 [Res] | Liberal Union | |||
.jpg) | Lieutenant general Arthur Kool (1841–1914) | 1 April 1901 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | |||
| | Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) | Minister | Navy | 27 July 1897 – 22 December 1897 [Res] | Liberal Union | |
| | Lieutenant general Kornelis Eland (1838–1927) | 22 December 1897 – 12 January 1898 [Ad interim] | Liberal Union | |||
 | Vice admiral Jonkheer Jacob Röell (1838–1924) | 12 January 1898 – 1 August 1901 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |||
 | Jacob Theodoor Cremer (1847–1923) | Minister | Colonial Affairs | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | |
- Res Resigned.
- Ad interim Served ad interim.
References
- ^ A Concise History of the Netherlands By James C. Kennedy, 2017, P.343
- ^ A Concise History of the Netherlands By James C. Kennedy, 2017, P.343
- ^ "N.G. Pierson: een politicus in Arcadië" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. November 1993. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek