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Theo Heemskerk cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	12 February 1908 (1908-02-12)
Date dissolved	29 August 1913 (1913-08-29) (Demissionary from 26 June 1913 (1913-06-26))
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Wilhelmina
Head of government	Theo Heemskerk
No. of ministers	9
Ministers removed	7
Total no. of members	14
Member party	12 February 1908 – 27 July 1909 Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses (ABRK) Independent Catholics (Ind. C.) Independent Protestants (Ind. P.) (Confidence and supply) 27 July 1909 – 29 August 1913 Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses (ABRK)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Minority government (12 February 1908 – 27 July 1909) Centre-right Majority government (27 July 1909 – 29 August 1913)
History
Election	1909 election
Outgoing election	1913 election
Legislature terms	1905–1909 1909–1913
Incoming formation	1907-1908
Outgoing formation	1913
Predecessor	De Meester cabinet
Successor	Cort van der Linden cabinet

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The Theo Heemskerk cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 12 February 1908 until 29 August 1913. The cabinet was formed by the political party Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses (ABRK) following the fall of the De Meester cabinet 21 December 1907. The centre-right cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives but was supported by Independent Catholics (Ind. C.) and Independent Protestants (Ind. P.) for a majority. After the election of 1909 the Anti-Revolutionary Party and the General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses received a plurality of the votes and the cabinet could continued to govern as a majority government from 27 July 1909. Theo Heemskerk of the Anti-Revolutionary Party was Prime Minister.

Cabinet members

Ministers		Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
	Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932)	Prime Minister		12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932)	Minister	Interior	12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Dr. Jonkheer René de Marees van Swinderen (1860–1955)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913	Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant)
	Maximilien Kolkman (1853–1924)	Minister	Finance	12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)
	Anton Nelissen (1851–1921)	Minister	Justice	12 February 1908 – 11 May 1910	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)
	Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932)			11 May 1910 – 7 June 1910	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Robert Regout (1863–1913)			7 June 1910 – 18 January 1913	Independent Christian Democrat (Catholic)
	Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932)			18 January 1913 – 29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Syb Talma (1864–1916)	Minister	Agriculture, Commerce and Industry	12 February 1908 – 29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Lieutenant general Frederik Sabron (1849–1916)	Minister	War	12 February 1908 – 27 July 1909	Independent
	Major general Wouter Cool (1848–1928)			27 July 1909 – 4 January 1911	Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal)
	Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944)			4 January 1911 – 29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Vice admiral Jan Wentholt (1851–1931)	Minister	Navy	5 August 1907 – 14 May 1912	Independent Liberal (Classical Liberal)
	Hendrikus Colijn (also Minister of War) (1869–1944)	Minister	Navy	14 May 1912 – 29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Jean Bevers (1852–1909)	Minister	Water Management	12 February 1908 – 5 January 1909	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses
	Syb Talma (1864–1916)			5 January 1909 – 21 January 1909	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Louis Regout (1861–1915)			21 January 1909 – 29 August 1913	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses
	Theo Heemskerk (1852–1932)	Minister	Colonial Affairs	12 February 1908 – 20 May 1908	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Alexander Idenburg (1861–1935)			20 May 1908 – 16 August 1909	Anti-Revolutionary Party
	Jan Hendrik de Waal Malefijt (1852–1931)			16 August 1909 – 29 August 1913	Anti-Revolutionary Party
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

Resigned.

Served ad interim.

Died in office.

References

"Heemskerk, Theodorus (1852-1932)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2018.

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Preceded: De Meester cabinet Succeed: Cort van der Linden cabinet
Prime Minister	Theo Heemskerk (Interior)
Ministers	René de Marees van Swinderen (Foreign Affairs) Maximilien Kolkman (Finance) Anton Nelissen (Justice) (1908–1910) Theo Heemskerk (Justice) (Ad interim) Robert Regout (Justice) (1910–1913) Theo Heemskerk (Justice) (from 1913) (Ad interim) Syb Talma (Agriculture, Commerce and Industry) Frederik Sabron (War) (1908–1909) Wouter Cool (War) (1909–1911) Hendrikus Colijn (War) (from 1911) Jan Wentholt (Navy) (1908–1912) Hendrikus Colijn (Navy) (from 1912) Jean Bevers (Water Management) (1908–1909) (†) Syb Talma (Water Management) (Ad interim) Louis Regout (Water Management) (1909–1913) Theo Heemskerk (Colonial Affairs) (1908) (Ad interim) Alexander Idenburg (Colonial Affairs) (1908–1909) Jan Hendrik de Waal Malefijt (Colonial Affairs) (from 1909)

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