Kuyper cabinet

Kuyper cabinet
Kuyper cabinet
; Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	1 August 1901
Date dissolved	17 August 1905 ; (Demissionary from 3 July 1905)
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government	Abraham Kuyper
No. of ministers	8
Ministers removed	4
Total no. of members	11
Member party	1 August 1901 – 15 October 1904 ; ; Independent Catholics ; (I) ; Anti-Revolutionary Party ; (ARP) 15 October 1904 – 17 August 1905 ; ; General League of Roman ; Catholic Caucuses ; (ABRK) ; Anti-Revolutionary Party ; (ARP)
Status in legislature	Right-wing Minority government
History
Election	1901 election
Outgoing election	1905 election
Legislature terms	1901–1905
Incoming formation	1901
Outgoing formation	1905
Predecessor	Pierson cabinet
Successor	De Meester cabinet

The Kuyper cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 1 August 1901 until 17 August 1905. The cabinet was formed by the political party Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and Independent Catholics (I) after the election of 1901. The right-wing cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives. Abraham Kuyper, the Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party was Prime Minister.^[1]

Cabinet Members

Ministers		Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
	Dr. Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920)	Prime Minister		1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Dr. Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920)	Minister	Interior	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Baron Robert Melvil van Lynden (1843–1910)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	1 August 1901 – 9 March 1905 ^[Res]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Vice admiral Abraham George Ellis (1846–1916)			9 March 1905 – 22 April 1905 ^{[Ad interim]}	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)
	Jonkheer Willem van Weede van Berencamp (1848–1925)			22 April 1905 – 7 August 1905 ^[Res]	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)
	Vice admiral Abraham George Ellis (1846–1916)			7 August 1905 – 17 August 1905 ^{[Ad interim]}	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)
	Jan Harte van Tecklenburg (1853–1937)	Minister	Finance	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)
	Jan Harte van Tecklenburg (1853–1937)	Minister	Finance	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses
	Dr. Jan Loeff (1858–1921)	Minister	Justice	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)
	Dr. Jan Loeff (1858–1921)	Minister	Justice	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses
	Johannes Christiaan de Marez Oyens (1845–1911)	Minister	Water Management, Commerce and Industry	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Lieutenant general Johannes Bergansius (1836–1913)	Minister	War	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)
	Lieutenant general Johannes Bergansius (1836–1913)		War	1 August 1901 – 17 August 1905	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses
	Vice admiral Gerhardus Kruys (1838–1902)		Navy	1 August 1901 – 12 December 1902 ^[Died]	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)
	Lieutenant general Johannes Bergansius (1836–1913)			12 December 1902 – 16 March 1903 ^{[Ad interim]}	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)
	Vice admiral Abraham George Ellis (1846–1916)			16 March 1903 – 17 August 1905	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)
	Jonkheer Titus van Asch van Wijck (1849–1902)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	1 August 1901 – 9 September 1902 ^[Died]	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Lieutenant general Johannes Bergansius (1836–1913)			9 September 1902 – 25 September 1902 ^{[Ad interim]}	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)
	Alexander Idenburg (1861–1935)			25 September 1902 – 17 August 1905	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^Res Resigned.

^{Ad interim} Served ad interim.

^Died Died in office.

References

^ "Het kabinet Kuyper 1901 - 1905" (in Dutch). University of Groningen. 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Kabinet-Kuyper Parlement & Politiek

[1] "Het kabinet Kuyper 1901 - 1905" (in Dutch). University of Groningen. 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

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v t e Kuyper cabinet (1901–1905)
Preceded: Pierson cabinet Succeed: De Meester cabinet
Prime Minister	Abraham Kuyper (Interior)
Ministers	Robert Melvil van Lynden (Foreign Affairs) (1901–1905) Abraham George Ellis (Foreign Affairs) (Ad interim) Willem van Weede van Berencamp (Foreign Affairs) (1905) Abraham George Ellis (Foreign Affairs) (from 1905) (Ad interim) Jan Harte van Tecklenburg (Finance) Jan Loeff (Justice) Johannes Christiaan de Marez Oyens (Water Management, Commerce and Industry) Johannes Bergansius (War) Gerhardus Kruys (Navy) (1901–1902) (†) Johannes Bergansius (Navy) (1902–1903) (Ad interim) Abraham George Ellis (Navy) (from 1903) Willem van Rappard (War) (from 1907) William Cohen Stuart (Navy) (1905–1907) Jan Wentholt (Navy) (from 1907) Jacob Kraus (Water Management) (from 1906) Titus van Asch van Wijck (Colonial Affairs) (1901–1902) (†) Johannes Bergansius (Colonial Affairs) (Ad interim) Alexander Idenburg (Colonial Affairs) (from 1902)