page_title: Second Van Agt cabinet
hierarchical_section_title: Second Van Agt cabinet
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Kabinet-Van Agt II
context_page_description: The Second Van Agt cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 11 September 1981 until 29 May 1982. The cabinet was formed by the christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal, the social-democratic Labour Party and the social-liberal Democrats 66 after the election of 1981. The cabinet was a centre-left grand coalition and had a majority in the House of Representatives. It was the second of the three cabinets of Christian-Democratic Leader Dries van Agt as Prime Minister. Former Prime Minister and Labour Leader Joop den Uyl served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and was given the portfolio of Netherlands Antilles Affars, and Progressive-Liberal Leader Jan Terlouw served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs. The cabinet suffered several major internal conflicts and fell just seven months into its term on 12 May 1982 and was replaced with the caretaker Cabinet Van Agt III.
context_section_description: The Second Van Agt cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 11 September 1981 until 29 May 1982. The cabinet was formed by the christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) and the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D'66) after the election of 1981. The cabinet was a centre-left grand coalition and had a majority in the House of Representatives. It was the second of the three cabinets of Christian-Democratic Leader Dries van Agt as Prime Minister. Former Prime Minister and Labour Leader Joop den Uyl served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and was given the portfolio of Netherlands Antilles Affars, and Progressive-Liberal Leader Jan Terlouw served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs. The cabinet suffered several major internal conflicts and fell just seven months into its term on 12 May 1982 and was replaced with the caretaker Cabinet Van Agt III.
caption: The installation of the Second Van Agt cabinet on 11 September 1981
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