Third Thorbecke cabinet

Third Thorbecke cabinet
Cabinet of the Netherlands
Date formed	4 January 1871 (1871-01-04)
Date dissolved	6 July 1872 (1872-07-06) (Demissionary from 6 June 1872 (1872-06-06))
People and organisations
Head of state	King William III
Head of government	Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
Deputy head of government	Pieter Philip van Bosse (Unofficially)
No. of ministers	7
Ministers removed	3
Total no. of members	9
Member party	Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.)
Status in legislature	Centre-right Minority government
History
Election	1871 election
Predecessor	Van Bosse–Fock cabinet
Successor	De Vries–Fransen van de Putte cabinet

The Third Thorbecke cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 4 January 1871 until 6 July 1872. The cabinet was formed by Independent Liberals (Ind. Lib.). The Centre-right cabinet was a minority government in the House of Representatives. Independent Liberal Johan Rudolph Thorbecke was chairman of the Council of Ministers.

Cabinet members

Portrait		Name	Position	Term of office	Party
		Dr. Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798–1872)	Chairman of the Council of Ministers Minister of the Interior	4 January 1871 – 4 June 1872 Died in office	Independent (Liberal)
		Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)	Minister of the Interior	4 June 1872 – 6 July 1872 Served ad interim	Independent (Liberal)
		Baron Louis Gericke van Herwijnen (1814–1899)	Minister of Foreign Affairs	18 January 1871 – 27 August 1874	Independent (Liberal)
		Pieter Blussé van Oud-Alblas (1812–1887)	Minister of Finance	4 January 1871 – 6 July 1872	Independent (Liberal)
		Jolle Albertus Jolles (1814–1882)	Minister of Justice	4 January 1871 – 6 July 1872	Independent (Liberal)
		Colonel Gerardus Petrus Booms (1822–1897)	Minister of War	4 January 1871 – 28 January 1871 Resigned	Independent (Liberal)
		Major general Adriaan Engelvaart (1812–1893)		28 January 1871 – 23 December 1871 Resigned	Independent (Liberal)
		Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880)		23 December 1871 – 5 February 1872 Served ad interim	Independent (Liberal)
		Major general Félix Delprat (1812–1888)		5 February 1872 – 6 July 1872	Independent (Liberal)
		Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (1819–1880)	Minister of the Navy	4 June 1868 – 18 December 1873 Retained position from the previous cabinet	Independent (Liberal)
		Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879)	Minister of Colonial Affairs	4 January 1871 – 6 July 1872	Independent (Liberal)