The Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 27 August 1873 until 3 November 1877. The cabinet was formed by Independent Conservatives (Ind. Con.) and Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.) after the election of 1873. The right-wing cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. Independent Liberal Conservative Jan Heemskerk was Prime Minister.
Cabinet members + Cabinet membersSource: Parlement & PolitiekMinistersTitle/Ministry Term of office Party Begin EndDr. Jan Heemskerk (1818–1897) Prime Minister 27 August 18733 November 1877Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) Minister Interior Jonkheer Joseph van der Does de Willebois (1816–1892) Minister Foreign Affairs 27 August 1873 3 November 1877 Independent Christian Democrat (Conservative Catholic) Jonkheer Hendrik van der Heim (1824–1890) Minister Finance 27 August 1873 3 November 1877 Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) Count Theo van Lynden van Sandenburg (1826–1885) Minister Justice 27 August 1873 3 November 1877 Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) Major general August Willem Philip Weitzel (1816–1896)MinisterWar 6 October 1873 29 April 1875 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) Colonel Hendrik Enderlein (1821–1898) 29 April 1875 1 January 1876 Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) Willem van Erp Taalman Kip (1824–1905) 1 January 1876 1 February 1876 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) Jonkheer Guillaume Klerck (1825–1884) 1 February 1876 11 September 1876 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) Willem van Erp Taalman Kip (1824–1905) 11 September 1876 30 September 1876 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) Colonel Hendrik Beijen (1817–1892) 30 September 1876 3 November 1877 Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) Willem van Erp Taalman Kip (1824–1905) Minister Navy 16 May 1874 3 November 1877 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) Baron Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller (1831–1901)MinisterColonial Affairs 27 August 1873 11 September 1876 Independent Conservative (Liberal Conservative) Fokko Alting Mees (1819–1900) 11 September 1876 3 November 1877 Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
Retained this position from the previous cabinet. Resigned. Served ad interim.
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