Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet

Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet
18th cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	20 August 1879 (1879-08-20)
Date dissolved	23 April 1883 (1883-04-23) (Demissionary from 1 March 1883 (1883-03-01))
People and organisations
Head of government	Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg
Head of state	King William III
Number of ministers	8
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	4
Total number of ministers	11
Member party	Independent Conservatives (Ind. Con.) Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.) Independent Catholics (Ind. Cat.) Independent Protestants (Ind. Prot.)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Majority government
Opposition party	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Opposition leader	Abraham Kuyper
History
Election(s)	1879 election
Outgoing election	1883 election
Legislature term(s)	1879–1883
Predecessor	Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet
Successor	J. Heemskerk cabinet

The Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 20 August 1879 until 23 April 1883. The cabinet was formed by Independent Conservatives (Ind. Con.), Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.), Independent Catholics (Ind. Cat.) and Independent Protestants (Ind. Prot.) after the election of 1879. The centre-right cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. Independent Protestant Christian Democrat Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg was Prime Minister.

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Count Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (1818–1897)	Prime Minister		20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)
			Minister	Foreign Affairs	20 August 1879 – 15 September 1881
	Willem Frederik Rochussen	Jonkheer Willem Frederik Rochussen (1832–1912)			15 September 1881 – 23 April 1883	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)
	Willem Six	Jonkheer Willem Six (1829–1908)	Minister	Interior	20 August 1879 – 10 February 1882	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
	Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk	Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk (1847–1908)			10 February 1882 – 23 April 1883	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
	Simon Vissering	Dr. Simon Vissering (1818–1888)	Minister	Finance	20 August 1879 – 13 June 1881	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Count Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (1826–1885)			13 June 1881 – 23 April 1883	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)
		Dr. Anthony Modderman (1838–1885)	Minister	Justice	20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Guillaume Klerck (1825–1884)	Minister	Water Management, Commerce and Industry	20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Major general Anthonie Ernst Reuther (1819–1889)	Minister	War	20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883	Independent Christian Democrat (Conservative Catholic)
		Willem Frederik van Erp Taalman Kip (1824–1905)	Minister	Navy	20 August 1879 – 23 April 1883	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
	Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller	Baron Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller (1831–1901)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	20 August 1879 – 1 September 1882	Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative)
		Jonkheer Willem Maurits de Brauw (1838–1898)			1 September 1882 – 23 February 1883	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Willem Frederik van Erp Taalman Kip (1824–1905)			23 February 1883 – 23 April 1883	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
Source: (Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

^Res Resigned.

^{Ad interim} Served ad interim.

^Appt Appointment: Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg appointed Minister of Finance.

External links

Official

• (Dutch) Kabinet-Van Lynden van Sandenburg Parlement & Politiek