Second Lubbers cabinet

Second Lubbers cabinet
Second Lubbers cabinet
	; 60th Cabinet of the Netherlands
	The installation of the Second Lubbers cabinet on 14 July 1986
Date formed	14 July 1986
Date dissolved	7 November 1989 ; (Demissionary from 3 May 1989)
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Beatrix
Head of government	Ruud Lubbers
Deputy head of government	Rudolf de Korte
No. of ministers	14
Total no. of members	16
Member party	Christian Democratic Appeal ; (CDA) ; People's Party for ; Freedom and Democracy ; (VVD)
Status in legislature	Right-wing Majority government
Opposition party	Labour Party
Opposition leader	Joop den Uyl (1986) ; Wim Kok (1986–1989)
History
Election(s)	1986 election
Outgoing election	1989 election
Legislature term(s)	1986–1989
Incoming formation	1986 formation
Outgoing formation	1989 formation
Predecessor	First Lubbers cabinet
Successor	Third Lubbers cabinet

The Second Lubbers cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 14 July 1986 until 7 November 1989. The cabinet was formed by the political parties Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) after the election of 1986. The right-wing cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives and was a continuation of the previous cabinet Lubbers I. It was the second of three cabinets of Ruud Lubbers (CDA) as Prime Minister, with Rudolf de Korte the former Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy serving as Deputy Prime Minister.[1]

Formation

After the election on 21 May 1986 the Christian Democratic Appeal of incumbent Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers was the winner of the election winning nine new seats and had now a total of 54 seats. The Labour Party of Joop den Uyl gained 5 seats and had now a total of 52 seats. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy under Ed Nijpels lost nine seats and now had a total of 27 seats in the House of Representatives, following this loss Ed Nijpels resigned as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy on 9 July 1986 and was temporarily succeeded by Rudolf de Korte. On 23 May 1986 Queen Beatrix appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Jan de Koning (CDA) as Informateur to start the cabinet formation process. The previous coalition of Christian Democratic Appeal and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy agreed to continue the coalition. On 11 July 1986 Queen Beatrix subsequently appointed incumbent Prime Minister as Formateur and tasked him with forming a new cabinet. On 14 July 1986 the cabinet formation was completed and the Second Lubbers cabinet was installed with Ruud Lubbers beginning a second term as Prime Minister and Rudolf de Korte as the new Deputy Prime Minister.

On 21 July 1986 shortly after the cabinet formation Joop den Uyl who had been the Leader of the Labour Party since 13 September 1966 announced his retirement from front line politics and stood down on 21 July 1986 after serving 19 years as Leader of the Labour Party, he was succeeded by former Trade union leader Wim Kok who had only been a Member of the House of Representatives since 3 June 1986.

Term

Changes

On 23 October 1986 State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment Gerrit Brokx (CDA) resigned after Parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives Bert de Vries lost his confidence in his ability to remain in office after a critical parliamentary inquiry. On 27 October 1986 State Secretary for Economic Affairs for international trade Enneüs Heerma (CDA) was appointed as his successor. On 30 October 1986 Member of the House of Representatives Yvonne van Rooy (CDA) was nominated to succeed him as State Secretary for Economic Affairs for international trade.

On 3 February 1987 Minister of the Interior Kees van Dijk (CDA) took a medical leave of absence after he had to undergo surgery as a result of heart problems. During his sick leave Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Jan de Koning (CDA) served as acting Minister of the Interior while State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment Louw de Graaf (CDA) was temporarily appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment. On 6 May 1987 Kees van Dijk returned from his sick leave and resumed his duties as Minister of the Interior.

On 6 September 1988 Minister of Defence Wim van Eekelen (VVD) resigned after the conclusions of a critical parliamentary inquiry into fraud was released about the time he had served as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the previous cabinet. On 9 September 1988 State Secretary for Foreign Affairs René van der Linden (CDA) also resigned. Minister for Development Cooperation Piet Bukman (CDA) served as acting Minister of Defence until 24 September 1988 when Member of the House of Representatives Frits Bolkestein (VVD), the former State Secretary for Economic Affairs was appointed as Minister of Defence. On 27 September 1988 Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (CDA), who until then had been working as senior official at the Ministry of Economic Affairs was sworn in as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

On 30 June 1989 State Secretary for Economic Affairs for small business policy Albert-Jan Evenhuis (VVD) resigned following a publication in the NRC Handelsblad after he had provided a dubious loan and subsidy and because the cabinet was already demissionary he was not replaced.

On 14 September 1989 Minister of Education and Sciences Wim Deetman (CDA) resigned after he was appointed as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Gerrit Braks (CDA) served as acting Minister of Education and Sciences until the new cabinet took office on 7 November 1989.

On 1 October 1989 one month before the new cabinet took office State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment Louw de Graaf (CDA) resigned after he was appointed as chairman of the trade associations of Insurance Companies.

Prime Minister of South Korea Lho Shin-yong and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at Airport Schiphol on 20 January 1987.

Minister of Finance Onno Ruding and Deputy Prime Minister Rudolf de Korte during a social economical debate in the House of Representatives on 11 March 1987.

Minister of Defence Wim van Eekelen and Minister of Defence of France André Giraud at the Ministry of Defence on 13 April 1987.

Minister of Transport and Water Management Neelie Kroes and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers during a press conference in The Hague on 20 May 1987.

Leader of East-Germany Erich Honecker, Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hans van den Broek at Zestienhoven Airport on 3 June 1987.

Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi at Airport Schiphol on 21 October 1987.

Chancellor of West-Germany Helmut Kohl and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at the Catshuis on 30 November 1987.

President of the France François Mitterrand, President of the European Commission Jacques Delors, Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hans van den Broek at the Binnenhof on 7 May 1988.

Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers and Prime Minister of Japan Noboru Takeshita at Airport Schiphol on 3 June 1988.

Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers, Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland and Prime Minister of France Michel Rocard in The Hague on 10 March 1989.

Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at Airport Schiphol on 15 June 1989.

President of the United States George H. W. Bush and Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers at the Catshuis on 17 July 1989.

Minister of Justice Frits Korthals Altes and Member of the House of Representatives Jacob Kohnstamm during a debate on the legalization of Euthanasia in the House of Representatives on 27 April 1989.

Cabinet Members

Ministers		Title/Ministry		Term of office	Party
	Ruud Lubbers (1939–2018)	Prime Minister	General Affairs	4 November 1982 – 22 Augustus 1994 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Dr. Rudolf de Korte (1936–2020)	Deputy Prime Minister / Minister	Economic Affairs	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Kees van Dijk (1931–2008)	Minister	Interior	14 July 1986 – 26 January 1987 ^[Note]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931)			26 January 1987 – 3 February 1987 ^{[Ad interim]}	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Jan de Koning (1926–1994)			3 February 1987 – 6 May 1987 ^{[Ad interim]}	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Kees van Dijk (1931–2008)			6 May 1987 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Hans van den Broek (born 1936)	Minister	Foreign Affairs	4 November 1982 – 3 January 1993 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Dr. Onno Ruding (born 1939)	Minister	Finance	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931)	Minister	Justice	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 ^[Retained]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Dr. Wim van Eekelen (born 1931)	Minister	Defence	14 July 1986 – 6 September 1988 ^[Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Piet Bukman (born 1934)			6 September 1988 – 24 September 1988 ^{[Ad interim]}	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Frits Bolkestein (born 1933)			24 September 1988 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Elco Brinkman (born 1948)	Minister	Welfare, Health and Culture	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Jan de Koning (1926–1994)	Minister	Social Affairs and Employment	4 November 1982 – 3 February 1987 ^[Retained] ^[Note]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Louw de Graaf (1930–2020)			3 February 1987 – 6 May 1987 ^{[Ad interim]}	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Jan de Koning (1926–1994)			6 May 1987 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Wim Deetman (born 1945)	Minister	Education and Sciences	29 May 1982 – 14 September 1989 ^[Retained] ^[Appt]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Gerrit Braks (1933–2017)	Minister	Education and Sciences	14 September 1989 – 7 November 1989 ^{[Ad interim]}	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Neelie Kroes (born 1941)	Minister	Transport and Water Management	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 ^[Retained]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Gerrit Braks (1933–2017)	Minister	Agriculture and Fisheries	4 November 1982 – 18 September 1990 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Ed Nijpels (born 1950)	Minister	Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Ministers without portfolio		Title/Portfolio/Ministry		Term of office	Party
	Jan de Koning (1926–1994)	Minister	Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs (within Interior)	29 May 1982 – 7 November 1989 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Piet Bukman (born 1934)	Minister	Development Cooperation (within Foreign Affairs)	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal
State Secretaries		Title/Portfolio/Ministry		Term of office	Party
	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (1930–2008)	State Secretary	• Provincial Government Affairs • Local Government Affairs • Government Reform • Emergency Services • Disaster Management (within Interior)	14 July 1986 – 27 May 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal
	René van der Linden (born 1943)	State Secretary	• European Affairs • NATO Affairs • Benelux Affairs • International Aviation Policy (within Foreign Affairs)	14 July 1986 – 9 September 1988 ^[Res]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Baron Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (born 1944)	State Secretary		27 september 1988 – 7 november 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Henk Koning (1933–2016)	State Secretary	• Fiscal Affairs • Tax and Customs Administration • Local Government Finances • State Lottery (within Finance)	4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 ^[Retained]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Virginie Korte-van Hemel (1929–2014)	State Secretary	• Integration • Immigration • Asylum Affairs • Youth Justice • Copyright Law • Rehabilitation • Minority Affairs (within Justice)	8 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Enneüs Heerma (1944–1999)	State Secretary ^[Title]	• International Trade • Export Promotion • Competition Policy (within Economic Affairs)	17 July 1986 – 27 October 1986 ^[Appt]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Yvonne van Rooy (born 1951)	State Secretary ^[Title]		30 October 1986 – 7 November 1989	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Albert-Jan Evenhuis (1941–2011)	State Secretary	• Small Business Policy • Retail Policy • Regional Development • Consumer Protection • Tourism Affairs (within Economic Affairs)	14 July 1986 – 30 June 1989 ^[Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Jan van Houwelingen (1939–2013)	State Secretary	• Personnel Affairs • Equipment Policy • Veteran Affairs (within Defence)	14 September 1981 – 7 November 1989 ^[Retained]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Dick Dees (born 1944)	State Secretary	• Social Services • Environmental Policy • Sport (within Welfare, Health and Culture)	14 July 1986 – 7 November 1989	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Louw de Graaf (1930–2020)	State Secretary	• Social Security • Unemployment Affairs • Occupational Safety • Youth Policy • Elderly Policy • Poverty Policy • Disability Affairs (within Social Affairs and Employment)	5 November 1982 – 3 February 1987 ^[Retained] ^[Note]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Louw de Graaf (1930–2020)	State Secretary		6 May 1987 – 1 October 1989 ^[Res]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Nell Ginjaar-Maas (1931–2012)	State Secretary	• Primary Education • Secondary Education • Adult Education (within Education and Sciences)	5 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 ^[Retained]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
	Gerrit Brokx (1933–2002)	State Secretary	• Urban Planning • Public Housing • Spatial Planning (within Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)	5 November 1982 – 23 October 1986 ^[Retained] ^[Res]	Christian Democratic Appeal
	Enneüs Heerma (1944–1999)	State Secretary		27 October 1986 – 22 August 1994	Christian Democratic Appeal
Source: (in Dutch) Kabinet-Lubbers II Rijksoverheid

^Retained Retained this position from the previous cabinet.

^Res Resigned.

^{Ad interim} Served ad interim.

^Appt Appointment: Enneüs Heerma appointed State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment; Wim Deetman appointed Speaker of the House of Representatives.

^Title Allowed to use the title of Minister while on foreign business.

^Note Kees van Dijk took a medical leave of absence, Jan de Koning served as Minister of the Interior from 3 February 1987 until 6 May 1987. State Secretary Louw de Graaf served as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in that time.

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References

"De jaren tachtig van Onno Ruding" (in Dutch). Historisch Nieuwsblad. 19 August 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

External links

Official

(in Dutch) Kabinet-Lubbers II Parlement & Politiek
(in Dutch) Kabinet-Lubbers II Rijksoverheid

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[1] "De jaren tachtig van Onno Ruding" (in Dutch). Historisch Nieuwsblad. 19 August 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

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Second Lubbers cabinet (1986–1989)
Preceded by: First Lubbers cabinet Succeeded by: Third Lubbers cabinet
Prime Minister	Ruud Lubbers (General Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister	Rudolf de Korte (Economic Affairs)
Ministers	Kees van Dijk (Interior) (1986–1987) Jan de Koning (Interior and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (Ad interim) Kees van Dijk (Interior) (from 1987) Hans van den Broek (Foreign Affairs) Onno Ruding (Finance) Frits Korthals Altes (Justice) Wim van Eekelen (Defence) (1986–1988) Piet Bukman (Defence) (ad interim) Frits Bolkestein (Defence) (from 1988) Elco Brinkman (Welfare, Health and Culture) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (1986–1987) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) (Ad interim) Jan de Koning (Social Affairs and Employment and Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs) (from 1987) Wim Deetman (Education and Sciences) (1986–1989) Gerrit Braks (Education and Sciences) (Ad interim) Neelie Kroes (Transport and Water Management) Gerrit Braks (Agriculture and Fisheries) Ed Nijpels (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment)
Minister without portfolio	Piet Bukman (Development Cooperation)
State Secretaries	Dieuwke de Graaff-Nauta (Interior) René van der Linden (Foreign Affairs) (1986–1988) Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst (Foreign Affairs) (from 1988) Henk Koning (Finance) Virginie Korte-van Hemel (Justice) Enneüs Heerma (Economic Affairs) (1986) Yvonne van Rooy (Economic Affairs) (from 1986) Albert-Jan Evenhuis (Economic Affairs) (1986–1989) Jan van Houwelingen (Defence) Dick Dees (Welfare, Health and Culture) Louw de Graaf (Social Affairs and Employment) Nell Ginjaar-Maas (Education and Sciences) Gerrit Brokx (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (1986) Enneüs Heerma (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) (from 1986)