| Cabinet Name: | Pierson cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | the Netherlands |
| Flag: | Flag of the Netherlands.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Dissolved: | (Demissionary from) |
| Government Head: | Nicolaas Pierson |
| Government Head History: | Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (Unofficially) |
| State Head: | Queen Wilhelmina |
| Members Number: | 8 |
| Former Members Number: | 2 |
| Total Number: | 10 |
| Political Party: | Liberal Union (LU)---- Independent Liberals (I) (Confidence and supply) |
| Legislature Status: | Left-liberal[1] Minority government |
| Election: | 1897 election |
| Last Election: | 1901 election |
| Legislature Term: | 1897–1901 |
| Previous: | Röell cabinet |
| Successor: | Kuyper cabinet |
The Pierson cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 27 July 1897 until 1 August 1901. The cabinet was formed by the political party Liberal Union (CU) after the election of 1897. The left-liberal[2] cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives but was supported by Independent Liberals for a majority. Nicolaas Pierson of the Liberal Union was Prime Minister.[3]
| Ministers | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolaas Pierson (1839–1909) | Prime Minister | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | ||||
| Minister | Finance | ||||||
| Dr. Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (1847–1917) | Minister | Interior | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | |||
| Willem de Beaufort (1845–1918) | Minister | Foreign Affairs | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | |||
| Dr. Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935) | Minister | Justice | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |||
| Cornelis Lely (1854–1929) | Minister | Water Management, Commerce and Industry | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | |||
| Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) | Minister | War | 27 July 1897 – 31 July 1897 | Liberal Union | |||
| Lieutenant general Kornelis Eland (1838–1927) | 31 July 1897 – 1 April 1901 | Liberal Union | |||||
| Lieutenant general Arthur Kool (1841–1914) | 1 April 1901 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | |||||
| Joannes Coenraad Jansen (1840–1925) | Minister | Navy | 27 July 1897 – 22 December 1897 | Liberal Union | |||
| Lieutenant general Kornelis Eland (1838–1927) | 22 December 1897 – 12 January 1898 | Liberal Union | |||||
| Vice admiral Jonkheer Jacob Röell (1838–1924) | 12 January 1898 – 1 August 1901 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |||||
| Jacob Theodoor Cremer (1847–1923) | Minister | Colonial Affairs | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | |||
| Source: Parlement & Politiek | |||||||
Resigned.
Served ad interim.