Third Van Agt cabinet

Third Van Agt cabinet
Third Van Agt cabinet
	; 58th Cabinet of the Netherlands
	Installation of the cabinet by Queen Beatrix at Huis ten Bosch on 29 May 1982
Date formed	29 May 1982
Date dissolved	4 November 1982 ; 159 days in office ; (Demissionary from 8 September 1982)
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Beatrix
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt
Deputy Prime Minister	Jan Terlouw
No. of ministers	14
Member party	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (CDA) ; Democrats 66 ; (D'66)
Status in legislature	Centrist ; Minority government ; (Caretaker/Rump)
Opposition party	Labour Party
Opposition leader	Joop den Uyl
History
Outgoing election	1982 election
Legislature term(s)	1981–1982
Outgoing formation	1982 formation
Predecessor	Second Van Agt cabinet
Successor	First Lubbers cabinet

The Third Van Agt cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 29 May 1982 until 4 November 1982. The cabinet was formed by the christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D'66) after the fall of the previous Cabinet Van Agt II. The caretaker rump cabinet was a centrist coalition and had a minority in the House of Representatives with Christian Democratic Leader Dries van Agt continuing as Prime Minister and dual served as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Progressive-Liberal Leader Jan Terlouw continued as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs from previous cabinet.

The cabinet served in the early years of the economic expansion of the 1980s. Domestically its primary objective was to make preparations for a snap election in 1982, and it had to deal with a growing inflation following the recession in the 1980s and the Cent was removed as an active currency. Following the election the cabinet continued in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the First Lubbers cabinet.[1]

Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Dries van Agt at Ypenburg Airport on 2 June 1982.

Chancellor of West-Germany Helmut Schmidt and Prime Minister Dries van Agt during a press conference at Airport Schiphol on 9 July 1982.

Israeli Ambassador Jacov Nechisthan and Prime Minister Dries van Agt at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel on 18 October 1982.

Cabinet Members

Ministers		Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)			Term of office	Party
	Dries van Agt (born 1931)	Prime Minister	General Affairs		19 December 1977 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Dries van Agt (born 1931)	Minister	Foreign Affairs		29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Dr. Jan Terlouw (born 1931)	Deputy Prime Minister	Economic Affairs		11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Democrats 66
	Dr. Jan Terlouw (born 1931)	Minister	Economic Affairs		11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Democrats 66
	Dr. Max Rood (1927–2001)	Minister	Interior		29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982	Democrats 66
	Fons van der Stee (1928–1999)	Minister	Finance		5 March 1980 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Dr. Job de Ruiter (1930–2015)	Minister	Justice		19 December 1977 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Hans van Mierlo (1931–2010)	Minister	Defence		11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Democrats 66
	Til Gardeniers- Berendsen (1925–2019)	Minister	Health and Environment		11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Louw de Graaf (1930–2020)	Minister	Social Affairs and Employment		29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Wim Deetman (born 1945)	Minister	Education and Sciences		29 May 1982 – 14 September 1989 ^[Continued]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Henk Zeevalking (1922–2005)	Minister	Transport and Water Management		11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Jan de Koning (1926–1994)	Minister	Agriculture and Fisheries		11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Jan de Koning (1926–1994)	Minister	Interior	• Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs	29 May 1982 – 7 November 1989 ^[Continued]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Erwin Nypels (born 1933)	Minister	Housing and Spatial Planning		29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982	Democrats 66
	Hans de Boer (born 1937)	Minister	Culture, Recreation and Social Work		29 May 1982 – 11 October 1982 ^[Note]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Til Gardeniers- Berendsen (1925–2019)	Minister	Culture, Recreation and Social Work		11 October 1982 – 4 November 1982 ^[Acting]	Christian Democratic Appeal
Minister without portfolio		Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)			Term of office	Party
	Kees van Dijk (1931–2008)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	• Development Cooperation	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
State Secretaries		Title/Ministry/Portfolio(s)			Term of office	Party
	Gerard van Leijenhorst (1928–2001)	State Secretary	Interior	• Municipalities • Emergency Management • Minorities	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Hans van den Broek (born 1936)	State Secretary	Foreign Affairs	• European Union • Benelux	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Dr. Michiel Scheltema (1939)	State Secretary	Justice)	• Immigration and Asylum • Civil Law • Youth Justice	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Democrats 66
	Piet van Zeil (1927–2012)	State Secretary	Economic Affairs	• Small and Medium-sized Businesses • Regional Development • Consumer Protection • Tourism	11 September 1981 – 22 June 1986 ^[Retained] ^[Continued]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Piet van Zeil (1927–2012)	State Secretary	Social Affairs and Employment	• Occupational Safety • Elderly Care • Disability Policy	12 June 1982 – 4 November 1982	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Wim Dik (born 1939)	State Secretary	Economic Affairs	• Trade and Export	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Democrats 66
	Jan van Houwelingen (1939–2013)	State Secretary	Defence)	• Human Resources • Equipment	14 September 1981 – 7 November 1989 ^[Retained] ^[Continued]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Ineke Lambers- Hacquebard (1946–2014)	State Secretary	Health and Environment	• Environmental Policy • Food Policy	11 September 1981 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Democrats 66
	Ad Hermes (1929–2002)	State Secretary	Education and Sciences	• Primary Education • Special Education • Adult Education	9 January 1978 – 4 November 1982 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal

^Acting

^{Retained from the previous cabinet}

^{Continued in the next cabinet}

^{Medical leave of absence from 11 October 1982}

Tricia

Five cabinet members had previous experience as scholars and professors: Dries van Agt (Criminal Law and Procedure), Jan Terlouw (Nuclear Physics), Max Rood (Labour Law), Job de Ruiter (Civil Law) and Michiel Scheltema (Constitutional and Administrative Law).

References

"Kabinet in crisis" (in Dutch). Andere Tijden. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Kabinet-Van Agt III Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Kabinet-Van Agt III Rijksoverheid

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[1] "Kabinet in crisis" (in Dutch). Andere Tijden. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[Retained]

[Continued]

[Note]

[Acting]

Third Van Agt cabinet (1982)
Preceded by: Second Van Agt cabinet Succeeded by: First Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Dries van Agt (General Affairs and Foreign Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Jan Terlouw (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Max Rood (Interior) Fons van der Stee (Finance) Job de Ruiter (Justice) Hans van Mierlo (Defence) Til Gardeniers-Berendsen (Health and the Environment) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) Henk Zeevalking (Transport and Water Management) Jan de Koning (Agriculture and Fisheries and Netherlands Antilles Affairs) Erwin Nypels (Housing and Spatial Planning) Hans de Boer (Culture, Recreation and Social Work)
Minister without portfolio	Kees van Dijk (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Gerard van Leijenhorst (Interior) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Michiel Scheltema (Justice) Piet van Zeil (Economic Affairs and Social Affairs and Employment) Wim Dik (Economic Affairs) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Ineke Lambers-Hacquebard (Health and the Environment) Ad Hermes (Education and Sciences)