page_title: First Kok cabinet
section_title: Changes
hierarchical_section_title: First Kok cabinet / Term / Changes
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: CollectieCollectie Fotoburo de BoerInventarisnummerNL-HlmNHA_54036198NL-HlmNHA_1478_41236kcBeschrijvingBurgemeester Pop fotografeert premier Wim Kok bij de landelijke 1 mei-viering van de PvdA in het concertgebouw.FotonummerNL-HlmNHA_1478_2518DocumenttypeHistorieprenten, tekeningen en foto'sVervaardigerHendriks, Rob (UP De Boer) Soort vervaardigerFotograaf AnnotatiesHD 020595PersonenPop, Jacobus Johannes Hermanus (Jaap) (* 1941)Kok, Wim LandNederland ProvincieNoord-Holland GemeenteHaarlem PlaatsHaarlem StraatLange Begijnestraat Begindatum01-05-1995Einddatum01-05-1995TechniekFoto Trefwoordenbestuur en politiek
context_page_description: The First Kok cabinet, also called the First Purple cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 22 August 1994 until 3 August 1998. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Labour Party, People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and the Democrats 66 after the election of 1994. The centre grand coalition cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. The First Kok cabinet was the first cabinet without a Christian democratic coalition party since the Cort van der Linden cabinet 75 years, 347 days before in 1918. It was the first of two cabinets of Wim Kok, the Leader of the Labour Party as Prime Minister. Hans Dijkstal the Deputy Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and Hans van Mierlo the Leader of the Democrats 66 served as Deputy Prime Ministers.
context_section_description: On 28 June 1996, State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment Robin Linschoten (VVD) resigned after a majority of the House of Representatives indicated that they had lost confidence in his ability to remain in office after a critical parliamentary inquiry into his handling of several social security issues was released. On 2 July 1996, Amsterdam alderman Frank de Grave (VVD), a former Member of the House of Representatives was appointed as his successor.
caption: Mayor of Haarlem Jaap Pop and Prime Minister Wim Kok at a Labour party conference in Haarlem on 1 May 1995.
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