Third Thorbecke cabinet

Third Thorbecke cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	4 January 1871 (1871-01-04)
Date dissolved	6 July 1872 (1872-07-06) (Demissionary from 6 June 1872 (1872-06-06))
People and organisations
Head of state	King William III
Head of government	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
Deputy head of government	Pieter Philip van Bosse (Unofficially)
No. of ministers	7
Ministers removed	3
Total no. of members	9
Member party	Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Minority government
History
Election	1871 election
Predecessor	Van Bosse–Fock cabinet
Successor	De Vries–Fransen van de Putte cabinet

The Third Thorbecke cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 4 January 1871 until 6 July 1872. The cabinet was formed by Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.). The Centre-right cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives. Independent Liberal Johan Rudolph Thorbecke was Prime Minister. ^[1]

Cabinet members

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Portrait		Name	Position	Term of office	Party
		Dr. Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798–1872)	Chairman of the Council of Ministers Minister of the Interior	4 January 1871 – 4 June 1872 Died in office	Independent (Liberal)
		Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)	Minister of the Interior	4 June 1872 – 6 July 1872 Served ad interim	Independent (Liberal)
		Baron Louis Gericke van Herwijnen (1814–1899)	Minister of Foreign Affairs	18 January 1871 – 27 August 1874	Independent (Liberal)
		Pieter Blussé van Oud-Alblas (1812–1887)	Minister of Finance	4 January 1871 – 6 July 1872	Independent (Liberal)
		Jolle Albertus Jolles (1814–1882)	Minister of Justice	4 January 1871 – 6 July 1872	Independent (Liberal)
		Colonel Gerardus Petrus Booms (1822–1897)	Minister of War	4 January 1871 – 28 January 1871 Resigned	Independent (Liberal)
		Major general Adriaan Engelvaart (1812–1893)		28 January 1871 – 23 December 1871 Resigned	Independent (Liberal)
		Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880)		23 December 1871 – 5 February 1872 Served ad interim	Independent (Liberal)
		Major general Félix Delprat (1812–1888)		5 February 1872 – 6 July 1872	Independent (Liberal)
		Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880)	Minister of the Navy	4 June 1868 – 18 December 1873 Retained position from the previous cabinet	Independent (Liberal)
		Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)	Minister of Colonial Affairs	4 January 1871 – 6 July 1872	Independent (Liberal)

References

1. "Heemskerk, Theodorus (1852-1932)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
2. Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek