List of cabinets of the Netherlands

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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 positionOrientation Legislature Status Type Election
Kappeyne van
de Coppello

[1]
Jan Kappeyne van
de Coppello
3 November 187720 August 187911 July 18791 year, 290 days [IL] Centre-right Liberal Majority Conventional 1877
Van Lynden
van Sandenburg

[2]
Theo van Lynden
van Sandenburg
20 August 187923 April 18831 March 18833 years, 246 days [ICO] [IL] [ICA]
[IP]
Right-wing Christian DemocraticLiberal Minority Confidence
and supply
1879
J. Heemskerk
[3]
Jan Heemskerk 23 April 188321 April 188830 March 18884 years, 364 days [ICO] [IL] [ICA] Right-wing Liberal Minority Confidence
and supply
1883
Mackay
[3]
Aeneas Mackay 21 April 188821 August 18919 July 18913 years, 122 days ARP [ICA] [IP] Centre-right Christian Democratic Minority Confidence
and supply
1888
Van Tienhoven
[3]
Gijsbert van Tienhoven 21 August 18919 May 189424 April 18942 years, 261 days LU [IL] Right-wing Liberal Majority Conventional 1891
Röell
[3]
Joan Röell 9 May 189427 July 189728 June 18973 years, 79 days [IL]
(LU [ICA] )
Right-wing Liberal Minority Confidence
and supply
1894
Pierson
[4]
Nicolaas Pierson 27 July 18971 August 190128 June 19014 years, 5 days LU
[IL]
Left-liberal Liberal Minority Confidence
and supply
1897
Kuyper
[5]
Abraham Kuyper 1 August 190117 August 19053 July 19054 years, 16 days [ICA] ARP
(1901–1904)
Centre-right Christian Democratic Minority Conventional 1901
ABRKARP
(1904–1905)
De Meester
[6]
Theo de Meester 17 August 190512 February 190821 December 19072 years, 179 days LUVDB
[IL]
Left-wing [7] Liberal Minority Confidence
and supply
1905
T. Heemskerk
[8]
Theo Heemskerk 12 February 190829 August 191326 June 19135 years, 198 days ARPABRK
(Ind. Cat. • Ind. Prot.)
(1908–1909)
Centre-right Christian Democratic Minority Confidence
and supply
-
ARPABRK
(1909–1913)
Majority Conventional 1909
Cort van der Linden
[9]
Pieter Cort van
der Linden
29 August 19139 September 19182 July 19185 years, 11 days [IL]
( LUCHUVDB
EL
)
Left-liberal [10] Liberal Minority Confidence
and supply
1913
Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck I

[11]
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
9 September 191818 September 192218 July 19224 years, 9 days RKSPARPCHU Centre-right Christian Democratic Majority Conventional 1918
Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck II

[12]
18 September 19224 August 19251 July 19252 years, 320 days 1922
Colijn I
[13]
Hendrikus Colijn 4 August 19258 March 192611 November 1925216 days RKSPARPCHU Centre-right Christian Democratic Majority Conventional 1925
De Geer I
[14]
Dirk Jan de Geer 8 March 192610 August 19293 July 19293 years, 155 days RKSPARPCHU Centre-right Christian Democratic Majority Conventional-
Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck III

[15]
Charles Ruijs de
Beerenbrouck
10 August 192926 May 193315 May 19333 years, 289 days RKSPARPCHU Centre-right Christian Democratic Majority Conventional 1929
Colijn II
[16]
Hendrikus Colijn 26 May 193331 July 193523 July 19352 years, 66 days RKSPARPCHU
LSPVDB
Centre-right Christian DemocraticLiberal Majority Conventional 1933
Colijn III
[17]
31 July 193524 June 193725 May 19371 year, 328 days-
Colijn IV
[18]
24 June 193725 July 193929 June 19392 years, 31 days RKSPARPCHU Centre-right Christian Democratic Majority Conventional 1937
Colijn V
[19]
25 July 193910 August 193927 July 193916 days ARPCHULSP Right-wing Christian DemocraticLiberal Minority Caretaker -
De Geer II
(London I)
[20]
Dirk Jan de Geer 10 August 19393 September 194026 August 19401 year, 24 days RKSPSDAPARP
CHUVDB
Centre Majority National unity
(War cabinet)
-
Gerbrandy I
(London II)
[21]
Pieter Sjoerds
Gerbrandy
3 September 194027 July 194112 June 1941327 days RKSPSDAPARP
CHUVDBLSP
Centrist Majority National unity
(War cabinet)
-
Gerbrandy II
(London III)
[21]
27 July 194123 February 194521 January 19453 years, 211 days-
Gerbrandy III
(London IV)
[22]
23 February 194525 June 194512 May 1945122 days RKSPARPVDB Minority -
Schermerhorn–Drees
[23]
Willem Schermerhorn 25 June 19453 July 194616 May 19461 year, 8 days RKSPSDAPVDB
( ARPCHU )
(1945–1946)
Centre-left [24] Christian Democratic
Social Democratic
Liberal
(Roman/Red)
Majority National unity
(Confidence
and supply
)
-
KVPPvdA
( ARPCHU )
(1946)
Beel I
[25]
Louis Beel 3 July 19467 August 19487 July 19482 years, 35 days KVPPvdA Centre-left [26] Christian Democratic
Social Democratic
(Roman/Red)
Majority Grand coalition 1946
Drees–Van Schaik
(Drees I)
[27]
Willem Drees 7 August 194815 March 195124 January 19512 years, 220 days KVPPvdA
CHUVVD
Centre-left [28] Christian Democratic
Social Democratic
Conservative Liberal
(Roman/Red)
Majority Grand coalition 1948
Drees I
(Drees II)
[29]
15 March 19512 September 195225 June 19521 year, 171 days-
Drees II
(Drees III)
[30]
2 September 195213 October 195613 June 19564 years, 41 days PvdAKVP
ARPCHU
Social Democratic
Christian Democratic
(Roman/Red)
1952
Drees III
(Drees IV)
[31]
13 October 195622 December 195811 December 19582 years, 70 days 1956
Beel II
[32]
Louis Beel 22 December 195819 May 195912 March 1959148 days KVPARP
CHU
Centre-right [33] Christian Democratic Majority Caretaker -
De Quay
[34]
Jan de Quay 19 May 195924 July 196315 May 19634 years, 66 days KVPVVD
ARPCHU
Centre-right [35] Christian Democratic
Conservative Liberal
Majority Conventional 1959
Marijnen
[36]
Victor Marijnen 24 July 196314 April 196527 February 19651 year, 264 days 1963
Cals
[37]
Jo Cals 14 April 196522 November 196614 October 19661 year, 222 days KVPPvdA
ARP
Centre-left [38] Christian Democratic
Social Democratic
Majority Conventional-
Zijlstra
[39]
Jelle Zijlstra 22 November 19665 April 196715 February 1967134 days KVPARP Centre-right [40] Christian Democratic Minority Caretaker -
De Jong
[41]
Piet de Jong 5 April 19676 July 197128 April 19714 years, 92 days KVPVVD
ARPCHU
Centre-right [42] Christian Democratic
Conservative Liberal
Majority Conventional 1967
Biesheuvel I
[43]
Barend Biesheuvel 6 July 19719 August 197219 July 19721 year, 34 days KVPVVD
ARPCHU
DS'70
Centre-right [44] Christian Democratic
Conservative Liberal
Social Democratic
Majority Conventional 1971
Biesheuvel II
[43]
9 August 197211 May 197329 November 1972275 days KVPVVD
ARPCHU
Centre-right [45] Christian Democratic
Conservative Liberal
Minority Caretaker -
Den Uyl
[46]
Joop den Uyl 11 May 197319 December 197722 March 19774 years, 222 days PvdAKVP
ARPPPR
D'66
Centre-left [47] Social Democratic
Christian Democratic
Green
Social Liberal
Majority Conventional 1972
Van Agt I
(Van Agt–Wiegel)
[48]
Dries van Agt 19 December 197711 September 198126 May 19813 years, 266 days KVPVVD
ARPCHU
(1977–1980)
Centre-right [49] Christian Democratic
Conservative Liberal
Majority Conventional 1977
CDAVVD
(1980–1981)
Van Agt II
[50]
11 September 198129 May 198212 May 1982260 days CDAPvdA
D'66
Centre-left [51] Christian Democratic
Social Democratic
Social Liberal
Majority Grand coalition 1981
Van Agt III
[52]
29 May 19824 November 19828 September 1982159 days CDAD'66 Centre-right [53] Christian Democratic
Social Liberal
Minority Caretaker -
Lubbers I
[54]
Ruud Lubbers 4 November 198214 July 198622 May 19863 years, 252 days CDAVVD Centre-right [55] Christian Democratic
Conservative Liberal
Majority Conventional 1982
Lubbers II
[56]
14 July 19867 November 19893 May 19893 years, 116 days 1986
Lubbers III
(Lubbers–Kok)
[57]
7 November 198922 August 199410 May 19944 years, 288 days CDAPvdA Centre-left [58] Christian Democratic
Social Democratic
Majority Grand coalition 1989
Kok I
(Purple I)
[59]
Wim Kok 22 August 19943 August 19986 May 19983 years, 346 days PvdAVVD
D66
Centrist Social Democratic
Conservative Liberal
Social Liberal
(Purple)
Majority Grand coalition 1994
Kok II
(Purple II)
[60]
3 August 199822 July 200216 April 20023 years, 353 days 1998
Balkenende I
[61]
Jan Peter Balkenende 22 June 200227 May 200316 October 2002339 days CDALPF
VVD
Right-wing Christian Democratic
Nationalistic
Conservative Liberal
Majority Conventional 2002
Balkenende II
[62]
27 May 20037 July 200630 June 20063 years, 41 days CDAVVD
D66
Centre-right Christian Democratic
Conservative Liberal
Social Liberal
Majority Conventional 2003
Balkenende III
[63]
7 July 200622 February 200722 November 2006230 days CDAVVD Centre-right Christian Democratic
Conservative Liberal
Minority Caretaker -
Balkenende IV
[64]
22 February 200714 October 201020 February 20103 years, 234 days CDAPvdA
CU
Centrist Christian Democratic
Social Democratic
Majority Grand coalition 2006
Rutte I
(Rutte–Verhagen)
[65]
Mark Rutte 14 October 20105 November 201223 April 20122 years, 22 days VVDCDA
(PVV)
Right-wing Conservative Liberal
Christian Democratic
(Nationalistic)
Minority Confidence
and supply
2010
Rutte II
(Rutte–Asscher)
[66]
5 November 201226 October 201714 March 20174 years, 355 days VVDPvdA Centrist Conservative Liberal
Social Democratic
(Purple)
Majority Grand coalition 2012
Rutte III
[67]
26 October 201710 January 202215 January 20214 years, 76 days VVDCDA
D66CU
Centre-right Conservative Liberal
Christian Democratic
Social Liberal
Majority Conventional 2017
Rutte IV
[68]
10 January 2022Incumbent7 July 20231 year, 220 days VVDCDA
D66CU
Centre-right Conservative Liberal
Christian Democratic
Social Liberal
Majority Conventional 2021
Independent Liberals
Independent Conservatives
Independent Christian Democratic Catholics
Independent Christian Democratic Protestants

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