De Meester cabinet

De Meester cabinet

Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed17 August 1905 (1905-08-17)
Date dissolved12 February 1908 (1908-02-12)
(Demissionary from 21 December 1907 (1907-12-21))
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Wilhelmina
Head of governmentTheo de Meester
No. of ministers9
Ministers removed2
Total no. of members11
Member partyLiberal Union
(LU)
Free-thinking
Democratic League

(VDB)
Independent Liberals
(I)
(Confidence and supply)
Status in legislatureLeft-wing Minority government
History
Election1905 election
Outgoing election1909 election
Legislature terms1905–1909
Incoming formation1905
Outgoing formation1907-1908
PredecessorKuyper cabinet
SuccessorT. Heemskerk cabinet

The De Meester cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 17 August 1905 until 12 February 1908. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Liberal Union (LU) and the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) after the election of 1905. The left-wing[1] cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives but was supported by Independent Liberals for a majority. Theo de Meester of the Liberal Union was Prime Minister.[2]

  1. ^ Changing Liaisons The Dynamics of Social Partnership in 20th Century West-European Democracies By Karel Davids, 2007, P.165
  2. ^ "Meester, Theodoor Herman de (1851-1919)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2018.