Netherlands cabinet Lubbers-3
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The third Lubbers cabinet existed from 1989 to 1994, and was formed by a coalition of the Christian-Democrats (CDA)
and the Labour Party (PvdA)
. The cabinet was formed with a view to social reform. This was impossible because of the then bad shape of the Dutch economy, which made large reductions in government spending necessary. The reduction of the social care for disabled people led to the demonstrations against the Dutch government in 1992. Many angry socialists left the Labour Party. The coalition lost heavily during the elections of 1994.
(*) Alternative title that can be used outside the Netherlands.
resigned to become European Commissioner for External Relations and Enlargement in the third term of the Delors Commission
. He was succeeded by Professor Pieter Kooijmans
, formerly Professor of International Law and European Law at the University of Leiden
.
On 1 June 1993, Junior Minister of Defence Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst
became the new governor of Limburg Province
.
On 10 January 1994, Minister for Internal Affairs Ien Dales
unexpectedly died. She was temporarily succeeded by Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin
until Ed van Thijn
, then mayor of Amsterdam
, could succeed him on 18 January 1994.
On 26 February 1994, Junior Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture Hans Simons resigned. He was not succeeded.
On 27 May 1994, Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin and minister of Internal Affairs Ed van Thijn were forced to resign over illegal interrogation techniques used by the Dutch police. They were succeeded by their junior ministers Aad Kosto and Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta, respectively. The portfolio of Kingdom Relations was taken care of by the Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers.
Due to the installment of a new European Parliament
, several members resigned their functions to become members of this new parliament on 16 July 1994. Because the cabinet was already in "caretaker" mode, their portfolios were assigned to other ministers. The portfolio of minister of Transport and Water Hanja Maij-Weggen was added to the portfolio of the minister of Economic Affairs Coos Andriessen. The portfolio of minister of Welfare, Health and Culture Hedy d'Ancona was added to the portfolio of the minister of Education Jo Ritzen. Junior minister of Foreign Affairs Piet Dankert was not succeeded.
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
and the Labour Party (PvdA)
Labour Party (Netherlands)
The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...
. The cabinet was formed with a view to social reform. This was impossible because of the then bad shape of the Dutch economy, which made large reductions in government spending necessary. The reduction of the social care for disabled people led to the demonstrations against the Dutch government in 1992. Many angry socialists left the Labour Party. The coalition lost heavily during the elections of 1994.
Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister, General Affairs (CDA) | Ruud Lubbers Ruud Lubbers Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from November 4, 1982 until August 22, 1994.... |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Finances (PvdA) | Wim Kok Wim Kok Willem "Wim" Kok ; born September 29, 1938) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from August 22, 1994 until July 22, 2002.... |
| Foreign Affairs (CDA) | Hans van den Broek Hans van den Broek Henri van den Broek is a leading Dutch politician. He is best known for having served 11 years as the Netherlands' Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1982 and 1993, when he became European Commissioner for Foreign Relations.-Career:Van Den Broek started his career as a lawyer... ; Pieter Kooijmans Pieter Kooijmans Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans is a Dutch jurist, politician, and diplomat. He was a member of the Anti Revolutionary Party and is now a member of its successor party the Christian Democratic Appeal. He was State Secretary and later Minister of Foreign Affairs... |
| Justice and Kingdom Relations(CDA/PVDA) | Ernst Hirsch Ballin Ernst Hirsch Ballin Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He served as Minister of Justice and Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs from November 7, 1989 until May 27, 1994 in the Cabinet Lubbers III... (CDA); Aad Kosto Aad Kosto Arie Kosto is a former Dutch politician.-References:* Mr. A. Kosto at... (PvdA) |
| Interior Affairs (PVDA/CDA) | Ien Dales Ien Dales Catharina Isabella "Ien" Dales was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party .- References :... (PvdA); Ernst Hirsch Ballin Ernst Hirsch Ballin Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He served as Minister of Justice and Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs from November 7, 1989 until May 27, 1994 in the Cabinet Lubbers III... (CDA); Ed van Thijn Ed van Thijn Eduard "Ed" van Thijn is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from February 23, 1967 until September 11, 1981. When Joop den Uyl became Prime Minister, Van Thijn became the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives,... (PvdA); Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta was a Dutch politician.-References:... (CDA) |
| Education and Sciences (CDA) | Jo Ritzen |
| Defence (PvdA) | Relus ter Beek Relus ter Beek Aurelus Louis "Relus" ter Beek was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from May 11, 1971 until November 7, 1989 when he became Minister of Defence serving from November 7, 1989 until August 22, 1994 in the Cabinet Lubbers III... |
| Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment (PvdA) | Hans Alders Hans Alders Johannes Gerardus Maria "Hans" Alders is a Dutch politician.-References:... |
| Transport and Water (CDA) | Hanja Maij-Weggen Hanja Maij-Weggen Johanna Rika Hermanna Maij-Weggen is a former Dutch politician. From 1989 until 1994 she was Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in the third cabinet of prime minister Ruud Lubbers, and from 2003 until 2009 the Queen's Commissioner of the province of North Brabant.-Life and... ; Koos Andriessen Koos Andriessen Jacobus Eye Andriessen is a former Dutch politician.-References:... |
| Economic Affairs (CDA) | Koos Andriessen Koos Andriessen Jacobus Eye Andriessen is a former Dutch politician.-References:... |
| Agriculture, Nature Management and Fishery (CDA) | Gerrit Braks Gerrit Braks Gerardus Johannes Maria Braks is a retired Dutch politician.He was a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal and was president of the Senate from 2001 until 2003. He succeeded Frits Korthals Altes.- References :... ; Bert de Vries Bert de Vries Berend de Vries is a Dutch former politician.-References:* at www.parlement.com... ; Piet Bukman Piet Bukman Pieter Bukman is a former Dutch politician.He was President of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, first chairman of the Dutch Christian Democratic Appeal and second President of the European People's Party from 1985 to 1987.-References:... |
| Social Affairs and Work Opportunity (CDA) | Bert de Vries Bert de Vries Berend de Vries is a Dutch former politician.-References:* at www.parlement.com... |
| Welfare, Health and Culture (PvdA) | Hedy d'Ancona; Jo Ritzen |
| Minister of Development Cooperation (PvdA) | Jan Pronk Jan Pronk Johannes "Jan" Pieter Pronk is a Dutch politician and diplomat. Currently, he is a Professor of Theory and Practice of International Development at the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague.... |
Staatssecretarissen
| Portfolio | Staatssecretaris |
|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs (PvdA) | Piet Dankert |
| Justice (PvdA) | Aad Kosto Aad Kosto Arie Kosto is a former Dutch politician.-References:* Mr. A. Kosto at... |
| Internal Affairs (CDA) | Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta was a Dutch politician.-References:... |
| Education and Sciences (PvdA) | Jacques Wallage Jacques Wallage Jacques Wallage is a Dutch politician of Jewish descent. He has been the mayor of the city of Groningen from October 1, 1998 until June 25, 2009.... ; Roel in 't Veld; Job Cohen Job Cohen Marius Job Cohen is a Dutch social democratic politician and former legal scholar of Jewish background. Since 2010 he has been the leader of the Labour Party and since June 17, 2010 he has been a member of the House of Representatives, where he also is the Parliamentary group leader of the Labour... |
| Finances (CDA) | Marius van Amelsvoort Marius van Amelsvoort Marius van Amelsvoort was a Dutch politician and member of the Katholieke Volkspartij, , later he was a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal... |
| Defence (CDA) | Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst Berend Jan Marie baron van Voorst tot Voorst is a Dutch, Christian Democratic Appeal politician. He was vice minister of Foreign Affairs from 27 September 1988 until 7 November 1989 in the Second cabinet of Lubbers and vice minister of Defense from 7 November 1989 until 1 June 1993 in Lubbers'... ; Ton Frinking |
| Housing, Spacial Planning and Environment (CDA) | Enneüs Heerma Enneüs Heerma Enneüs Heerma was a Dutch politician.-References:... |
| Economic Affairs (CDA), Minister of Foreign Trade(*) | Piet Bukman Piet Bukman Pieter Bukman is a former Dutch politician.He was President of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, first chairman of the Dutch Christian Democratic Appeal and second President of the European People's Party from 1985 to 1987.-References:... ; Yvonne van Rooy Yvonne van Rooy Yvonne Catharina Maria Theresia van Rooy is a Dutch politician.In September 1997, Yvonne left politics to become chairman of the board of directors of the Catholic University Brabant . She remained here until finally, in 2004, she became Utrecht University's chairman of the board.-References:... |
| Agriculture, Nature Management and Fishery (CDA) | Dzsingisz Gabor |
| Social Affairs and Work Opportunity (PvdA) | Elske ter Veld; Jacques Wallage Jacques Wallage Jacques Wallage is a Dutch politician of Jewish descent. He has been the mayor of the city of Groningen from October 1, 1998 until June 25, 2009.... |
| Welfare, Health and Culture (PvdA) | Hans Simons |
(*) Alternative title that can be used outside the Netherlands.
Changes
On 2 January 1993 Minister for Foreign Affairs Hans van den BroekHans van den Broek
Henri van den Broek is a leading Dutch politician. He is best known for having served 11 years as the Netherlands' Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1982 and 1993, when he became European Commissioner for Foreign Relations.-Career:Van Den Broek started his career as a lawyer...
resigned to become European Commissioner for External Relations and Enlargement in the third term of the Delors Commission
Delors Commission
The Delors Commission was the administration of Jacques Delors, the 8th President of the European Commission. Delors presided over the European Commission for three terms The Delors Commission was the administration of Jacques Delors, the 8th President of the European Commission. Delors presided...
. He was succeeded by Professor Pieter Kooijmans
Pieter Kooijmans
Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans is a Dutch jurist, politician, and diplomat. He was a member of the Anti Revolutionary Party and is now a member of its successor party the Christian Democratic Appeal. He was State Secretary and later Minister of Foreign Affairs...
, formerly Professor of International Law and European Law at the University of Leiden
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
.
On 1 June 1993, Junior Minister of Defence Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst
Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst
Berend Jan Marie baron van Voorst tot Voorst is a Dutch, Christian Democratic Appeal politician. He was vice minister of Foreign Affairs from 27 September 1988 until 7 November 1989 in the Second cabinet of Lubbers and vice minister of Defense from 7 November 1989 until 1 June 1993 in Lubbers'...
became the new governor of Limburg Province
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
.
On 10 January 1994, Minister for Internal Affairs Ien Dales
Ien Dales
Catharina Isabella "Ien" Dales was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party .- References :...
unexpectedly died. She was temporarily succeeded by Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin
Ernst Hirsch Ballin
Ernst Maurits Henricus Hirsch Ballin is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal . He served as Minister of Justice and Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs from November 7, 1989 until May 27, 1994 in the Cabinet Lubbers III...
until Ed van Thijn
Ed van Thijn
Eduard "Ed" van Thijn is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from February 23, 1967 until September 11, 1981. When Joop den Uyl became Prime Minister, Van Thijn became the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives,...
, then mayor of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, could succeed him on 18 January 1994.
On 26 February 1994, Junior Minister of Welfare, Health and Culture Hans Simons resigned. He was not succeeded.
On 27 May 1994, Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin and minister of Internal Affairs Ed van Thijn were forced to resign over illegal interrogation techniques used by the Dutch police. They were succeeded by their junior ministers Aad Kosto and Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta, respectively. The portfolio of Kingdom Relations was taken care of by the Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers.
Due to the installment of a new European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
, several members resigned their functions to become members of this new parliament on 16 July 1994. Because the cabinet was already in "caretaker" mode, their portfolios were assigned to other ministers. The portfolio of minister of Transport and Water Hanja Maij-Weggen was added to the portfolio of the minister of Economic Affairs Coos Andriessen. The portfolio of minister of Welfare, Health and Culture Hedy d'Ancona was added to the portfolio of the minister of Education Jo Ritzen. Junior minister of Foreign Affairs Piet Dankert was not succeeded.