Cort van der Linden cabinet

The Cort van der Linden cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 29 August 1913 until 9 September 1918. The cabinet was formed by Independent Liberal Pieter Cort van der Linden after the election of 1913 and received confidence and supply in the House of Representatives from other Independent Liberals and several members of the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the Liberal Union (LU) and from 15 December 1917 also the Economic League (EL). The centre cabinet was officially a minority government in the House of Representatives but was also supported by additional members of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) for a majority. It was the last cabinet with a Liberal Prime Minister until Mark Rutte became Prime Minister 92 years later on 14 October 2010.[1]

Cort van der Linden cabinet
27th Cabinet of the Netherlands
Meeting of the Cort van der Linden cabinet
Date formed	29 August 1913
Date dissolved	9 September 1918 (Demissionary from 2 July 1918)
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government	Pieter Cort van der Linden
No. of ministers	12
Total no. of members	10
Member party	Independent Liberals (I) Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) Christian Historical Union (CHU) Liberal Union (LU) Economic League (EL) (Confidence and supply)
Status in legislature	Centre Minority government
Opposition party	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses
Opposition leader	Willem Hubert Nolens
History
Election(s)	1913 election 1917 election
Outgoing election	1918 election
Legislature term(s)	1913–1917 1917–1918
Predecessor	T. Heemskerk cabinet
Successor	First Ruijs de Beerenbrouck cabinet

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Dr. Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935)	Prime Minister		29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
			Minister	Interior
			Minister	Foreign Affairs	29 August 1913 – 27 September 1913 ^[Ad interim]
		Dr. Jonkheer John Loudon (1866–1955)			27 September 1913 – 9 September 1918	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Anthonij Bertling (1860–1945)	Minister	Finance	29 August 1913 – 24 October 1914 ^[Res]	Independent Liberal (Social Liberal)
		Willem Treub (1858–1931)			24 October 1914 – 8 February 1916 ^[Res]	Free-thinking Democratic League
		Dr. Anton van Gijn (1866–1933)			8 February 1916 – 22 February 1917 ^[Res]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Willem Treub (1858–1931)			22 February 1917 – 9 September 1918	Independent Liberal (Social Liberal)
						Economic League
		Bastiaan Ort (1854–1927)	Minister	Justice	29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Willem Treub (1858–1931)	Minister	Agriculture, Industry and Commerce	29 August 1913 – 19 November 1914	Free-thinking Democratic League
		Folkert Posthuma (1874–1943)			19 November 1914 – 9 September 1918	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Nicolaas Bosboom (1855–1937)	Minister	War	29 August 1913 – 15 May 1917 ^[Res]	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Rear admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet (1864–1942)			15 May 1917 – 15 June 1917 ^[Ad interim]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1875–1958)			15 June 1917 – 9 September 1918	Christian Historical Union
		Rear admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet (1864–1942)	Minister	Navy	29 August 1913 – 28 June 1918 ^[Res]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1875–1958)			28 June 1918 – 9 September 1918 ^[Ad interim]	Christian Historical Union
		Dr. Cornelis Lely (1860–1945)	Minister	Water Management	29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918	Liberal Union
		Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte (1864–1926)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	29 August 1913 – 8 December 1915 ^[Note]	Free-thinking Democratic League
		Rear admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet (1864–1942)			8 December 1915 – 17 January 1916 ^[Ad interim]	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte (1864–1926)			17 January 1916 – 9 September 1918	Free-thinking Democratic League
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^Res Resigned.

^{Ad interim} Served ad interim.

^Note Medical leave of absence.

References

1. "Mark Rutte: eerste liberale premier sinds 1918" (in Dutch). EenVandaag. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Kabinet-Cort van der Linden Parlement & Politiek