Van Tienhoven cabinet

Van Tienhoven cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	21 August 1891 (1891-08-21)
Date dissolved	9 May 1894 (1894-05-09) (Demissionary from 24 April 1894 (1894-04-24))
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

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

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Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		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

1. "TIENHOVEN, Gijsbert van (1841-1914)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
2. (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek