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Second Van Agt cabinet
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57th Cabinet of the Netherlands
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The installation of the Second Van Agt cabinet on 11 September 1981
Date formed11 September 1981 (1981-09-11)
Date dissolved29 May 1982 (1982-05-29)
(Demissionary from 12 May 1982 (1982-05-12))
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Beatrix
Head of governmentDries van Agt
Deputy head of governmentJoop den Uyl
Jan Terlouw
No. of ministers16
Member partyChristian Democratic Appeal
(CDA)
Labour Party
(PvdA)
Democrats 66
(D'66)
Status in legislatureCentre-left Majority government
(Grand coalition)
Opposition partyPeople's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Opposition leaderHans Wiegel
(1981–1982)
Ed Nijpels
(1982)
History
Election(s)1981 election
Outgoing election1982 election
Legislature term(s)1981–1982
Incoming formation1981 formation
Outgoing formation1982 formation
PredecessorFirst Van Agt cabinet
SuccessorThird Van Agt cabinet
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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.[1]

Formation[edit]

After the 1981 general election the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) of incumbent Prime Minister Dries van Agt was the winner of the election but lost 1 seat and had now a total of 48 seats. The Labour Party (PvdA) of Joop den Uyl lost 9 seats and had now 44 seats. The Democrats 66 (D'66) of Jan Terlouw was the biggest winner with 9 new seats and had now 17 seats. A long negotiation between the Christian Democratic Appeal, Labour Party and the Democrats 66 followed. The negotiations were troubled by the personal animosity between incumbent Prime Minister and Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal Dries van Agt and former Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party Joop den Uyl. Van Agt who served as Deputy Prime Minister under Den Uyl his cabinet had a bad working relationship. In the end a coalition was formed.

Term[edit]

Many incidents made a healthy coalition impossible. Prime Minister Dries van Agt (CDA) had much trouble with Deputy Prime Minister Joop den Uyl (PvdA). Den Uyl tried to create employment as Minister of Social Affairs but plans to reform the health insurance was met with a huge resistance from the left-wing. The cabinet fell because the Christian Democrats wanted a cut in government spending, while the Labour Party opposed it.

Incoming Minister of Defence Hans van Mierlo and departing Minister of Defence Pieter de Geus at the Ministry of Defence on 11 September 1981.
The first meeting the Second Van Agt cabinet at the Ministry of General Affairs on 11 September 1981.
Prime Minister Dries van Agt and President of the African National Congress Oliver Tambo at the Catshuis on 19 October 1981.
Prime Minister Dries van Agt and Prime Minister of Portugal Francisco Pinto Balsemão at the Ministry of General Affairs on 25 February 1982.

Cabinet Members[edit]

Ministers Title/Ministry Term of office Party
Dries van Agt Dries van Agt
(born 1931) 		Prime Minister General Affairs 19 December 1977 –
4 November 1982

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