Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet

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Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed3 November 1877 (1877-11-03)
Date dissolved20 August 1879 (1879-08-20)
(Demissionary from 11 July 1879 (1879-07-11))
People and organisations
Head of state King William III
Head of government Jan Kappeyne van
de Coppello
No. of ministers8
Ministers removed2
Total no. of members10
Member party Independent Liberals
(Ind. Lib.)
Status in legislature Centre-right Minority government
History
Election 1877 election
Outgoing election 1879 election
Legislature terms 1877–1879
Predecessor Heemskerk–Van Lynden van
Sandenburg cabinet
Successor Van Lynden van
Sandenburg cabinet

The Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 3 November 1877 until 20 August 1879. The cabinet was formed by Independent Liberals after the election of 1877. The centre-right cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives. Independent Classical Liberal Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello was Prime Minister.

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Cabinet Members

Ministers Title/Ministry Term of officeParty
JanKappeynevandeCoppello.jpg Jan Kappeyne van
de Coppello

(1822–1895)
Prime Minister 3 November 1877 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Minister Interior
Willem van Heeckeren van Kell.jpg Baron
Willem van Heeckeren
van Kell

(1815–1914)
Minister Foreign Affairs 3 November 1877 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
JG Gleichman.jpg Johan Gleichman
(1834–1906)
Minister Finance 3 November 1877 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Smidt.jpg Hendrik Jan Smidt
(1831–1917)
Minister Justice 3 November 1877 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
J.P.R. Tak van Poortvliet.jpg Johannes Tak
van Poortvliet

(1839–1904)
Minister Water Management,
Commerce and Industry
3 November 1877 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Major
Jan Karel de Roo
van Alderwerelt

(1832–1878)
Minister War 3 November 1877 –
29 December 1878
[Died]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Jonkheer
Captain
Hendrikus Wichers
(1831–1889)
29 December 1878 –
15 February 1879
[Ad interim]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Beer Poortugael, jhr. JCC den. luitenant generaal, lid Raad van State, gouverneur KMA, inspect. Militair Onderwijs.jpg Major general
Jacobus den
Beer Poortugael

(1832–1913)
15 February 1879 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Jonkheer
Captain
Hendrikus Wichers
(1831–1889)
Minister Navy 3 November 1877 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
VanBosse.jpg Pieter Philip van Bosse
(1809–1879)
Minister Colonial Affairs 3 November 1877 –
21 February 1879
[Died]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Jonkheer
Captain
Hendrikus Wichers
(1831–1889)
21 February 1879 –
12 March 1879
[Ad interim]
Independent
Liberal

(Classical Liberal)
Mr. O. van Rees.jpg Otto van Rees
(1823–1892)
12 March 1879 –
20 August 1879
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek
Ad interim Served ad interim.
Died Died in office.

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