Den Uyl Shadow Cabinet

The Den Uyl Shadow Cabinet was a shadow cabinet formed by the Labour Party (PvdA), Democrats 66 (D'66) and the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) in preparation for the upcoming election of 1971 on 28 April 1971. The left-wing collaboration was a first time a shadow cabinet was formed in Dutch politics. It was based on the shadow cabinet in the Westminster system of government. Labour Party Member of the House of Representatives Ed van Thijn promised the idea as a basis for a proposed coalition after the election. After the election of 1971 and the formation of the First Biesheuvel cabinet, the shadow cabinet was disbanded 2 July 1971. One year later after the election of 1972 the basis of the shadow cabinet was used as a template for the formation of the Den Uyl cabinet.[1]

Composition

Ministers			Title/Ministry		Function(s) in 1971	Function(s) in the Den Uyl cabinet after the election of 1972	Party
		Joop den Uyl (1919–1987)	Prime Minister	General Affairs	Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives	Prime Minister (General Affairs)	Labour Party
		Hans van Mierlo (1931–2010)	Deputy Prime Minister / Minister	Constitutional Affairs (within Interior)	Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives		Democrats 66
		Jacques Aarden (1914–1997)	Deputy Prime Minister / Minister	Interior	Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives		Political Party of Radicals
		Max van der Stoel (1924–2011)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	Member of the House of Representatives	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Labour Party
		Rob van den Bergh (1913–1997)	Minister	Finance	Member of the House of Representatives		Labour Party
		Anneke Goudsmit (born 1933)	Minister	Justice	Member of the House of Representatives		Democrats 66
		Dr. Cees de Galan (1932–1987)	Minister	Economic Affairs	Economist		Labour Party
		Jaap Burger (1904–1986)	Minister	Defence	Member of the Council of State		Labour Party
		Dr. Wiebe Draijer (1924–2007)	Minister	Health and Environment	Professor at the University of Twente		Democrats 66
		Theo van Lier (1916–1992)	Minister	Social Affairs	Member of the House of Representatives		Labour Party
		Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979)	Minister	Education and Sciences	Member of the House of Representatives		Labour Party
		Ed van Thijn (born 1934)	Minister	Transport and Water Management	Member of the House of Representatives		Labour Party
		Henk Vredeling (1924–2007)	Minister	Agriculture and Fisheries	Member of the House of Representatives	Minister of Defence	Labour Party
		Hans van den Doel (1937–2012)	Minister	Housing and Spatial Planning	Member of the House of Representatives		Labour Party
		Dr. Max Rood (1927–2001)	Minister	Culture, Recreation and Social Work	Professor at the Leiden University		Democrats 66
Minister without Portfolio			Title/Portfolio/Ministry		Function(s) in 1971	Function(s) in the Den Uyl cabinet after the election of 1972	Party
		Dr. Bas de Gaay Fortman (born 1937)	Minister	Development Cooperation (within Foreign Affairs)	Member of the House of Representatives		Political Party of Radicals
State Secretaries			Title/Portfolio/Ministry		Function(s) in 1971	Function(s) in the Den Uyl cabinet after the election of 1972	Party
		Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (born 1937)	State Secretary	• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs (within Foreign Affairs)	Professor at the University of Groningen	State Secretary for Foreign Affairs	Democrats 66
		Irene Vorrink (1918–1996)	State Secretary	• Social Security • Occupational Safety (within Social Affairs)	Member of the Senate	Minister of Health and Environment	Labour Party
		Jaap van der Doef (born 1934)	State Secretary	• Social Security • Occupational Safety (within Social Affairs)	Trade Union leader		Labour Party
		Tineke Schilthuis (1921–2013)	State Secretary	• Transport Infrastructure • Water Infrastructure • Public Transport (within Transport and Water Management)	Member of the House of Representatives		Labour Party
		Marcel van Dam (born 1938)	State Secretary	• Social Services • Welfare (within Culture, Recreation and Social Work)	Ombudsman	State Secretary for Housing and Spatial Planning	Labour Party

References

1. "'Schaduwkabinetten' als mislukte opmaat naar een Progressieve Volkspartij" (in Dutch). Parlement & Politiek. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2019.