Van Tienhoven cabinet
Van Tienhoven cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of the Netherlands | |
| Date formed | 21 August 1891 |
| Date dissolved | 9 May 1894 (Demissionary from 24 April 1894) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Queen Wilhelmina |
| Head of government | Gijsbert van Tienhoven |
| Deputy head of government | Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (Unofficially) |
| No. of ministers | 8 |
| Ministers removed | 1 |
| Member party | Liberal Union (LU) Independent Liberals (I) |
| Status in legislature | Right-wing Majority government |
| History | |
| Election | 1891 election |
| Outgoing election | 1891 election |
| Legislature terms | 1891–1891 |
| Predecessor | Mackay cabinet |
| Successor | Röell cabinet |
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The Van Tienhoven cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 21 August 1891 until 9 May 1894. The cabinet was formed by the Liberal Union (LU) and Independent Liberals (I) after the election of 1891. The right-wing cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. Independent Classical Liberal Gijsbert van Tienhoven was Prime Minister.[1]
Cabinet Members
| Ministers | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party | |||
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 | Gijsbert van Tienhoven (1841–1914) | Prime Minister | 21 August 1891 – 21 March 1894 [Res] | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | ||
| Minister | Foreign Affairs | |||||
 | Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) | 21 March 1894 – 9 May 1894 [Ad interim] | Liberal Union | |||
 | Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (1839–1904) | Minister | Interior | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Liberal Union | |
 | Nicolaas Pierson (1836–1909) | Minister | Finance | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Liberal Union | |
 | Hendrik Jan Smidt (1831–1917) | Minister | Justice | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Liberal Union | |
 | Cornelis Lely (1860–1945) | Minister | Water Management, Commerce and Industry | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Liberal Union | |
 | Colonel Lodewijk Seyffardt (1840–1909) | Minister | War | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Independent Liberal (Social Liberal) | |
| | Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) | Minister | Navy | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Liberal Union | |
 | Baron Willem van Dedem (1839–1895) | Minister | Colonial Affairs | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Liberal Union | |
References
- ^ "TIENHOVEN, Gijsbert van (1841-1914)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek