Second Van Agt cabinet
The second Van Agt cabinet (1981-1982) was a coalition between the Christian democrats (CDA), the labour party (PvdA) and the left-wing liberals D66. Many incidents made a healthy coalition impossible. Prime minister Dries van Agt had lots of trouble with the vice-prime minister Joop den Uyl of the labour party. Den Uyl tried to create employment as minister of social affairs. Plans to reform the health insurance act was met with a huge resistance from the left-wing. The cabinet fell because the Christian democrats wanted a cut in government spending, while the labour party was much opposed to this.
Ministers
- Prime Minister, General Affairs, Dries van Agt (CDA)
- Vice Prime Minister, Social Affairs and Employment, Dutch Caribbean Affairs, Joop den Uyl (PvdA)
- Vice Prime Minister, Economy, Jan Terlouw (D66)
- Foreign Affairs, Max van der Stoel (PvdA)
- Justice, Job de Ruiter (CDA)
- Interior Affairs, Ed van Thijn (PvdA)
- Education and Sciences, Jos van Kemenade (PvdA)
- Finance, Fons van der Stee (CDA)
- Defence, Hans van Mierlo (D66)
- Housing and Spatial Planning, Marcel van Dam (PvdA)
- Transport and Water, Henk Zeevalking (D66)
- Agriculture and Fishery, Jan de Koning (CDA)
- Culture, Recreation and Social Work, André van der Louw (PvdA)
- Public Health and Environment Hygiene, Til Gardeniers-Berendsen (CDA)
- Development Cooperation, Kees van Dijk (CDA)
State Secretaries
- Foreign Affairs, Hans van den Broek (CDA)
- Interior Affairs
- Saskia Stuiveling (PvdA) (financial and economical topics, lower public bodies, large cities and municipal restructuring)
- Gerard van Leijenhorst (CDA)
- Justice, Michiel Scheltema (D66)
- Education and Sciences
- Finance, Hans Kombrink (PvdA)
- Defence
- Housing and Spatial Planning, Siepie de Jong (PvdA)
- Transport and Water, Jaap van der Doef (PvdA)
- Economy
- Social Affairs and Employment
- Culture, Recreation and Social Work, Hans de Boer (CDA)
- Public Health and Environment Hygiene, Ineke Lambers-Hacquebard (D66)
