Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:	Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet
Jurisdiction:	the Netherlands
Flag:	Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag Border:	true
Date Dissolved:	(Demissionary from)
Government Head:	Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello
State Head:	King William III
Members Number:	8
Former Members Number:	2
Total Number:	10
Political Party:	Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.)
Legislature Status:	Centre-right Minority government
Election:	1877 election
Last Election:	1879 election
Legislature Term:	1877–1879
Previous:	Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet
Successor:	Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet

The Kappeyne van de Coppello cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 3 November 1877 until 20 August 1879. The cabinet was formed by Independent Liberals after the election of 1877. The centre-right cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives. Independent Classical Liberal Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello was Prime Minister.

Cabinet Members

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
		Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello (1822–1895)	Prime Minister		3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
Minister			Interior
		Baron Willem van Heeckeren van Kell (1815–1914)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Johan Gleichman (1834–1906)	Minister	Finance	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Hendrik Jan Smidt (1831–1917)	Minister	Justice	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
		Johannes Tak van Poortvliet (1839–1904)	Minister	Water Management, Commerce and Industry	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Major Jan Karel de Roo van Alderwerelt (1832–1878)	Minister	War	3 November 1877 – 29 December 1878	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (1831–1889)			29 December 1878 – 15 February 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Major general Jacobus den Beer Poortugael (1832–1913)			15 February 1879 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (1831–1889)	Minister	Navy	3 November 1877 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	3 November 1877 – 21 February 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (1831–1889)			21 February 1879 – 12 March 1879	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
		Otto van Rees (1823–1892)			12 March 1879 – 20 August 1879	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
Source: Parlement & Politiek

Served ad interim.

Died in office.

External links

Official

• Kabinet-Kappeyne van de Coppello Parlement & Politiek