# Den Uyl shadow cabinet

The Den Uyl shadow cabinet was a shadow cabinet formed by the Labour Party (PvdA), Democrats 66 (D'66) and the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) in preparation for the upcoming election of 1971 on 28 April 1971. The left-wing collaboration was a first time a shadow cabinet was formed in Dutch politics. It was based on the shadow cabinet in the Westminster system of government. Labour Party Member of the House of Representatives Ed van Thijn promised the idea as a basis for a proposed coalition after the election. After the election of 1971 and the formation of the First Biesheuvel cabinet, the shadow cabinet was disbanded 2 July 1971. One year later after the election of 1972 the basis of the shadow cabinet was used as a template for the formation of the Den Uyl cabinet.

## Composition
### Ministers

| Name | Shadow position | Position in 1971 | Position in the Den Uyl cabinet after the 1972 election | Party |
| Joop den Uyl (1919–1987) | Prime Minister Minister of General Affairs | Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | Prime Minister Minister of General Affairs | Labour Party |
| Hans van Mierlo (1931–2010) | Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Constitutional Affairs (within Interior) | Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | None | Democrats 66 |
| Jacques Aarden (1914–1997) | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Interior | Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | None | Political Party of Radicals |
| Max van der Stoel (1924–2011) | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Member of the House of Representatives | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Labour Party |
| Rob van den Bergh (1913–1997) | Minister of Finance | Member of the House of Representatives | None | Labour Party |
| Anneke Goudsmit (born 1933) | Minister of Justice | Member of the House of Representatives | None | Democrats 66 |
| Dr. Cees de Galan (1932–1987) | Minister of Economic Affairs | Economist | None | Labour Party |
| Jaap Burger (1904–1986) | Minister of Defence | Member of the Council of State | None | Labour Party |
| Dr. Wiebe Draijer (1924–2007) | Minister of Health and Environment | Professor at the University of Twente | None | Democrats 66 |
| Theo van Lier (1916–1992) | Minister of Social Affairs | Member of the House of Representatives | None | Labour Party |
| Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979) | Minister of Education and Sciences | Member of the House of Representatives | None | Labour Party |
| Ed van Thijn (born 1934) | Minister of Transport and Water Management | Member of the House of Representatives | None | Labour Party |
| Henk Vredeling (1924–2007) | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Member of the House of Representatives | Minister of Defence | Labour Party |
| Hans van den Doel (1937–2012) | Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning | Member of the House of Representatives | None | Labour Party |
| Dr. Max Rood (1927–2001) | Minister of Culture, Recreation and Social Work | Professor at the Leiden University | None | Democrats 66 |
| Dr. Bas de Gaay Fortman (born 1937) | Minister for Development Cooperation (within Foreign Affairs) | Member of the House of Representatives | None | Political Party of Radicals |

### State Secretaries

| Name | Shadow position and portfolio | Position in 1971 | Position in the Den Uyl cabinet after the election of 1972 | Party |
| Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937) | State Secretary of Foreign Affairs • European affairs • NATO affairs • Benelux affairs | Professor at the University of Groningen | State Secretary of Foreign Affairs | Democrats 66 |
| Irene Vorrink (1918–1996) | State Secretary of Social Affairs • Social security • Occupational safety | Member of the Senate | Minister of Health and Environment | Labour Party |
| Jaap van der Doef (born 1934) | State Secretary of Social Affairs • Social security • Occupational safety | Trade union leader | None | Labour Party |
| Tineke Schilthuis (1921–2013) | State Secretary of Transport and Water Management • Transport infrastructure • Water infrastructure • Public transport | Member of the House of Representatives | None | Labour Party |
| Marcel van Dam (born 1938) | State Secretary of Culture, Recreation and Social Work • Social services • Welfare | Ombudsman | State Secretary for Housing and Spatial Planning | Labour Party |