| Cabinet Name: | Theo Heemskerk cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | the Netherlands |
| Flag: | Flag of the Netherlands.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Dissolved: | (Demissionary from) |
| Government Head: | Theo Heemskerk |
| State Head: | Queen Wilhelmina |
| Members Number: | 9 |
| Former Members Number: | 7 |
| Total Number: | 14 |
| Political Party: | 12 February 1908 – 27 July 1909 Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses (ABRK)----Independent Catholics (Ind. C.) Independent Protestants (Ind. P.) (Confidence and supply)----27 July 1909 – 29 August 1913 Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses (ABRK) |
| Legislature Status: | Centre-right Minority government (12 February 1908 – 27 July 1909) Centre-right Majority government (27 July 1909 – 29 August 1913) |
| Election: | 1909 election |
| Last Election: | 1913 election |
| Legislature Term: | 1905–1909 1909–1913 |
| Incoming Formation: | 1907-1908 |
| Outgoing Formation: | 1913 |
| Previous: | De Meester cabinet |
| Successor: | Cort van der Linden cabinet |
The Theo Heemskerk cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 12 February 1908 until 29 August 1913. The cabinet was formed by the political party Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses (ABRK) following the fall of the De Meester cabinet 21 December 1907. The centre-right cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives but was supported by Independent Catholics (Ind. C.) and Independent Protestants (Ind. P.) for a majority. After the election of 1909 the Anti-Revolutionary Party and the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses received a plurality of the votes and the cabinet could continued to govern as a majority government from 27 July 1909. Theo Heemskerk of the Anti-Revolutionary Party was Prime Minister.[1]
| Ministers | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932) | Prime Minister | 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | ||||
| Minister | Interior | ||||||
| Dr. Jonkheer René de Marees van Swinderen (1860–1955) | Minister | Foreign Affairs | 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913 | Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) | |||
| Maximilien Kolkman (1853–1924) | Minister | Finance | 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913 | Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) | |||
| Anton Nelissen (1851–1921) | Minister | Justice | 12 February 1908 – 11 May 1910 | Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) | |||
| Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932) | 11 May 1910 – 7 June 1910 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| Robert Regout (1863–1913) | 7 June 1910 – 18 January 1913 | Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic) | |||||
| Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932) | 18 January 1913 – 29 August 1913 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| Syb Talma (1864–1916) | Minister | Agriculture, Commerce and Industry | 12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
| Lieutenant general Frederik Sabron (1849–1916) | Minister | War | 12 February 1908 – 27 July 1909 | Independent | |||
| Major general Wouter Cool (1848–1928) | 27 July 1909 – 4 January 1911 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | |||||
| Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944) | 4 January 1911 – 29 August 1913 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| Vice admiral Jan Wentholt (1851–1931) | Minister | Navy | 5 August 1907 – 14 May 1912 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) | |||
| Hendrikus Colijn (also Minister of War) (1869–1944) | 14 May 1912 – 29 August 1913 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| Jean Bevers (1852–1909) | Minister | Water Management | 12 February 1908 – 5 January 1909 | General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses | |||
| Syb Talma (1864–1916) | 5 January 1909 – 21 January 1909 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| Louis Regout (1861–1915) | 21 January 1909 – 29 August 1913 | General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses | |||||
| Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932) | Minister | Colonial Affairs | 12 February 1908 – 20 May 1908 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||
| Alexander Idenburg (1861–1935) | 20 May 1908 – 16 August 1909 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| Jan Hendrik de Waal Malefijt (1852–1931) | 16 August 1909 – 29 August 1913 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | |||||
| Source: Parlement & Politiek | |||||||
Retained this position from the previous cabinet.
Resigned.
Served ad interim.
Died in office.