# Cort van der Linden cabinet

The Cort van der Linden cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 29 August 1913 until 9 September 1918. The cabinet was formed by Independent Liberal Pieter Cort van der Linden after the election of 1913 and received confidence and supply in the House of Representatives from other Independent Liberals and several members of the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB), Christian Historical Union (CHU) and the Liberal Union (LU) and from 15 December 1917 also the Economic League (EL). The centre cabinet was officially a minority government in the House of Representatives but was also supported by additional members of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) for a majority. It was the last cabinet with a Liberal Prime Minister until Mark Rutte became Prime Minister 92 years later on 14 October 2010.

## Cabinet Members

Members of the Cort van der Linden cabinet :
| Ministers | Title/Ministry | Title/Ministry | Term of office | Party |
| Dr. Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935) | Prime Minister | | 29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Dr. Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935) | Minister | Interior | 29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Dr. Pieter Cort van der Linden (1846–1935) | Minister | Foreign Affairs | 29 August 1913 – 27 September 1913 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Dr. Jonkheer John Loudon (1866–1955) | Minister | Foreign Affairs | 27 September 1913 – 9 September 1918 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Anthonij Bertling (1860–1945) | Minister | Finance | 29 August 1913 – 24 October 1914 | Independent Liberal (Social Liberal) |
| Willem Treub (1858–1931) | Minister | Finance | 24 October 1914 – 8 February 1916 | Free-thinking Democratic League |
| Dr. Anton van Gijn (1866–1933) | Minister | Finance | 8 February 1916 – 22 February 1917 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Willem Treub (1858–1931) | Minister | Finance | 22 February 1917 – 9 September 1918 | Independent Liberal (Social Liberal) |
| Willem Treub (1858–1931) | Minister | Finance | 22 February 1917 – 9 September 1918 | Economic League |
| Bastiaan Ort (1854–1927) | Minister | Justice | 29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Willem Treub (1858–1931) | Minister | Agriculture, Industry and Commerce | 29 August 1913 – 19 November 1914 | Free-thinking Democratic League |
| Folkert Posthuma (1874–1943) | Minister | Agriculture, Industry and Commerce | 19 November 1914 – 9 September 1918 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
| Nicolaas Bosboom (1855–1937) | Minister | War | 29 August 1913 – 15 May 1917 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) |
| Rear admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet (1864–1943) | Minister | War | 15 May 1917 – 15 June 1917 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Jonkheer Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1875–1958) | Minister | War | 15 June 1917 – 9 September 1918 | Christian Historical Union |
| Rear admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet (1864–1943) | Minister | Navy | 29 August 1913 – 28 June 1918 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Jonkheer Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (1875–1958) | Minister | Navy | 28 June 1918 – 9 September 1918 | Christian Historical Union |
| Dr. Cornelis Lely (1860–1945) | Minister | Water Management | 29 August 1913 – 9 September 1918 | Liberal Union |
| Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte (1864–1926) | Minister | Colonial Affairs | 29 August 1913 – 8 December 1915 | Free-thinking Democratic League |
| Rear admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet (1864–1943) | Minister | Colonial Affairs | 8 December 1915 – 17 January 1916 | Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) |
| Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte (1864–1926) | Minister | Colonial Affairs | 17 January 1916 – 9 September 1918 | Free-thinking Democratic League |
    $^{Res}$ Resigned.
    $^{Adinterim}$ Served ad interim.
    $^{Note}$ Medical leave of absence.