Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet

Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet
17th cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	3 November 1877 (1877-11-03)
Date dissolved	20 August 1879 (1879-08-20) (Demissionary from 11 July 1879 (1879-07-11))
People and organisations
Head of government	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello
Head of state	King William III
Number of ministers	8
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	2
Total number of ministers	10
Member party	Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Minority government
Opposition party	Independent Catholics
Opposition leader	Leopold Haffmans
History
Election(s)	1877 election
Outgoing election	1879 election
Legislature term(s)	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.

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		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	Baron Willem van Heeckeren van Kell (1815–1914)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
	Johan Gleichman	Johan Gleichman (1834–1906)	Minister	Finance	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Hendrik Jan Smidt (1831–1917)	Minister	Justice	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
	Johannes Tak van Poortvliet	Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (1839–1904)	Minister	Water Management, Commerce and Industry	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Major Jan Karel de Roo van Alderwerelt (1832–1878)	Minister	War	3 November 1877 – 29 December 1878	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (1831–1889)			29 December 1878 – 15 February 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
	Jacobus den Beer Poortugael	Major general Jacobus den Beer Poortugael (1832–1913)			15 February 1879 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (1831–1889)	Minister	Navy	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	3 November 1877 – 21 February 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (1831–1889)			21 February 1879 – 12 March 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
	Otto van Rees	Otto van Rees (1823–1892)			12 March 1879 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
Source: (Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^{Ad interim} Served ad interim.

^Died Died in office.

External links

Official

• (Dutch) Kabinet-Kappeyne van de Coppello Parlement & Politiek