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Third Thorbecke cabinet

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Third Thorbecke cabinet

Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed4 January 1870 (1870-01-04)
Date dissolved6 July 1872 (1872-07-06)
(Demissionary from 6 June 1872 (1872-06-06))
People and organisations
Head of stateKing William III
Head of governmentJohan Rudolph Thorbecke
Deputy head of governmentPieter Philip van Bosse (Unofficially)
No. of ministers7
Ministers removed3
Total no. of members9
Member partyIndependent Liberals
(Ind. Lib.)
Status in legislatureCentre-right Minority government
History
Election1871 election
PredecessorVan Bosse–Fock cabinet
SuccessorDe 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
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke 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 Pieter Philip van Bosse
(1809–1879)
Minister of the Interior 4 June 1872 –
6 July 1872
Served ad interim
Independent
(Liberal)
Louis Gericke van Herwijnen 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)
Gerardus Petrus Booms Colonel
Gerardus Petrus Booms
(1822–1897)
Minister of War 4 January 1871 –
28 January 1871
Resigned
Independent
(Liberal)
Adriaan Engelvaart 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 Pieter Philip van Bosse
(1809–1879)
Minister of Colonial Affairs 4 January 1871 –
6 July 1872
Independent
(Liberal)
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

References

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  1. ^ "Heemskerk, Theodorus (1852-1932)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
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