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 cabinetSource: Parlement & PolitiekMinistersTitle/MinistryBeginEnd PartyPieter Cort van der Linden Prime Minister 29 August 19139 September 1918 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) Minister InteriorMinisterForeign Affairs 29 August 1913 27 September 1913 John Loudon 27 September 1913 9 September 1918 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) Anthonij BertlingMinisterFinance 29 August 1913 24 October 1914 Independent Liberal (Social Liberal) Willem Treub 24 October 1914 8 February 1916 Free-thinking Democratic League Anton van Gijn 8 February 1916 22 February 1917 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)Willem Treub22 February 19179 September 1918 Independent Liberal (Social Liberal) Economic League Bastiaan Ort Minister Justice 29 August 1913 9 September 1918 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) Willem TreubMinisterAgriculture, Industry and Commerce 29 August 1913 19 November 1914 Free-thinking Democratic League Folkert Posthuma 19 November 1914 9 September 1918 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) Nicolaas BosboomMinisterWar 29 August 1913 15 May 1917 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) Jean Jacques Rambonnet 15 May 1917 15 June 1917 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge 15 June 1917 9 September 1918 Christian Historical Union Jean Jacques RambonnetMinisterNavy 29 August 1913 28 June 1918 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge 28 June 1918 9 September 1918 Christian Historical Union Cornelis Lely Minister Water Management 29 August 1913 9 September 1918 Liberal Union Thomas Bastiaan PleyteMinisterColonial Affairs 29 August 1913 8 December 1915 Free-thinking Democratic League Jean Jacques Rambonnet 8 December 1915 17 January 1916 Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal) Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte 17 January 1916 9 September 1918 Free-thinking Democratic League
Resigned. Served ad interim. Medical leave of absence.
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